True or False? A Neighborhood Methadone Clinic Causes Crime
Have you ever heard a city proposal and thought to yourself, “Not in my neighborhood?” Believe it or not, that …
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Study: Trends in Prescription Opioid Abuse Reflect Racial Disparities
What causes prescription opioid abuse? In the late 1990s, opioids became the go-to solution for pain treatment. Prescription numbers soared. …
Continue readingMethadone Take-Home Program Extended Through 2022
Brad has been taking methadone daily for three years. He used to stand in line at the clinic every morning …
Continue readingShould Methadone Be Given to Inmates Addicted to Opioids?
Michael sat in his cell. He felt like he was burning up with a fever, but he was freezing at …
Continue readingIs Methadone Maintenance Just Medication or Is There More?
A lot of people refuse methadone maintenance treatment because they hear the word methadone and they have an instant negative …
Continue readingI Am Pregnant; Can I Take Methadone?
Getting pregnant makes a lot of people addicted to opiates like heroin and prescription painkillers decide that it is time …
Continue readingWill Methadone Help My Spouse End Their Criminal Activity?
Heroin use is tied to criminal activity. Obviously, the manufacture and distribution of the drug is a crime. And, there …
Continue readingWill Methadone Maintenance Prevent Me from Getting HIV?
If you inject heroin or other opiates, you face a lot of risks, especially if you engage in needle sharing. …
Continue readingI Am Afraid of the Stigma Attached to Methadone; Should I Use It or Not?
When you have an opiate addiction, like prescription pain pills or heroin, you are aware that you aren’t making good …
Continue readingWhat Is Opiate Replacement Therapy All About?
Opiate replacement therapy is a treatment option for opioid addiction that has existed since the early 1970s. Doctors and researchers …
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