Recent news on Methadone

Sydney methadone clinics under scrutiny  -  25 May 2007
ABC Online,Two inner Sydney methadone clinics are under investigation following a string of complaints from clinicians, staff and patients.

Studies Support Use Of Buprenorphine And Methadone To Treat Heroin ...  -  25 May 2007
eMaxHealth.com,The Baltimore City Health Department to support the expanded use of buprenorphine and methadone to treat addiction to heroin and other opiates.

Drugs swiped from Clinic 461  -  25 May 2007
Woodstock Sentinel Review,Reached by phone Thursday at his clinic in London, Ont., Clinic 461 co-owner Dr. Martyn Judson said thieves stole a large amount of methadone.

Man caught bringing drugs to jail  -  25 May 2007
Cincinnati Enquirer,7, when Black was released from the Warren County jail on another charge, he placed 9 methadone pills and 15 diazepam pills in a plastic baggie and put them

Suspect Charged In Woman's Death  -  25 May 2007
WLUC-TV,39 year old Jesse Martin is charged with delivery of methadone, causing death. The victim was Sherry Klemett of Calumet, who died of a drug overdose after

New study says Insite increasing detox participation  -  25 May 2007
News1130,The study says they're also more likely to start methadone therapy and reduce their number of monthly visits to Insite. The study, published in the journal

Child 'given methadone': court  -  May 23, 2007
Daily Telegraph,A SIX-year-old girl was allegedly given multiple doses of methadone by her mum over two years before a final, intentional dose claimed her life,

Plan for methadone clinic faces opposition  -  May 23, 2007
Scranton Times-Tribune,YATESVILLE - Opposition is brewing over a proposal to put an outpatient methadone clinic in Quackenbush Industrial Park on Brown Street.

Plans For Danville Methadone Van Site Moving Forward  -  May 23, 2007
Caledonian Record,By early next week, Baart plans to apply for a certificate of need to dispense methadone at the Danville Health Center, he said. Baart staff have already

Woman sentenced for boyfriend's methadone death  -  May 23, 2007
The Capital Times,A Madison woman who gave her boyfriend a methadone pill that led to his death was sentenced Tuesday to three years in prison to be followed by five years of

Mother and two sons facing drug charges  -  May 24, 2007
Sarasota Herald-Tribune,PUNTA GORDA -- A 58-year-old mother and her son were arrested and charged with trafficking prescription methadone. Another son was arrested on charges of

CAS bans Belgian distance runner Ridouane Es-Saadi for life  -  May 24, 2007
Canada.com,Following a suspension for possession of banned substances in 2004, Es-Saadi tested positive for methadone and methadone metabolites during a competition on

Drug officials say methadone is top cause of overdose deaths  -  May 21, 2007
Kentucky.com,Methadone is the top cause of deadly overdoses, prompting health officials to warn of the drug's dangers and to encourage medical workers to look out for

Methadone clinic for Yatesville?  -  May 19, 2007
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader,Yatesville Council agreed in May to Chiumento’s request to have the borough solicitor research the regulating of methadone clinics, among other issues.

Methadone Leading Cause of Overdose Victims in Kentucky  -  May 18, 2007
WYMT,...(AP) - A state medical examiner's report says methadone is the prescription drug that was most frequently detected in the blood of fatal overdose victims.

Iran, like the West, has a drugs problem  -  May 23, 2007
ABC NewsAn Iranian nurse (R) speaks with a reforming drug addict before giving him his dose of crushed methadone tablets at the Aftab (Sunshine) Society Clinic in

Framingham couple imported and sold crystal meth, authorities say  -  May 22, 2007
MetroWest Daily News,The investigation began when police learned Fahey and Powers were sending money to Las Vegas and getting crystal meth, OxyContin, methadone and Ecstacy in

ROBBER WASN'T CLOWNING AROUND pharmacy HIT $6000 DRUG HEIST  -  May 22, 2007
Fredericksburg.com,The robber got OxyContin and Methadone in the heist. OxyContin is a potent pain reliever that is highly addictive and often sold illegally on the streets;

Man arrested for Eau Claire robbery  -  May 23, 2007
Chippewa Herald,The suspect threatened the clerk with a knife and demanded oxycodone and methadone. He left the store with several bottles of both drugs in a white plastic

23-05-2007: Duopharma earnings expected to grow 15.3% in FY07  -  May 23, 2007
The Edge Daily,Other earnings catalyst would be the increased sales of methadone, which is expected to pick up despite reports of lax monitoring by private clinics that

CRUISE SHIP TRAGEDIES Crimes, deaths, missing passengers  -  May 22, 2007
Youngstown Vindicator,Her boyfriend had brought methadone onboard, but it isn't known how Barnett, who was staunchly anti-drugs, ingested it. A subsequent hair follicle test

Missing methadone raises concern  -  May 11, 2007
Kawartha Media Group,At 10 am Friday, a 22-year-old woman reported to city police that a lock box containing bottles of methadone went missing from her Sherbrooke Street

Not guilty plea in methadone death  -  May 11, 2007
San Diego Union Tribune,DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO – A Santee woman meant no harm when she gave methadone to her daughter's 17-year-old friend who later died of an overdose, a lawyer said

Council says no to methadone clinic zoning  -  May 11, 2007
Mineral Wells Index,Without comment, New Castle City Council denied a zoning change Thursday night to allow a methadone clinic on Sampson Street.

Drugs and guns: Clinics a threat?  -  May 21, 2007
BostonNOW,..."Methadone clinics jeopardize the quality of life" and "are magnets" for undesirable activities," Rep. Ruth Balser said, reading a constituent letter at the

Police issue warning over missing methadone  -  May 11, 2007
Peterborough Examiner,City police have issued a public warning after several doses of methadone were stolen from the front porch of a Sherbrooke Street home yesterday.

Inmate accused of trying to sneak methadone into jail  -  May 10, 2007
Ludington Daily News,An inmate in the Mason County Jail was arraigned for charges that he brought suspected methadone into the jail when he reported to serve his sentence April

Methadone clinic to move outside city limits  -  May 8, 2007
New Albany Tribune,Early next year, a Jeffersonville methadone drug-treatment facility will move to an area that is now outside Jeffersonville’s corporate limits,

STABBED 100 TIMES BY JUNKIE  -  May 23, 2007
Mirror.co.uk,Earlier Manchester crown court heard how Mansfield had taken cocaine, morphine, methadone and heroin before last August's killing.

New twist in fight against methadone clinic  -  May 7, 2007
WAFF,..."The amendment will require that any existing methadone clinic in operation at the time the amendment passes, must be approved by a vote of the people in

• Parents create support group for those who've lost children  -  May 24, 2007
Canton Repository (subscription),He had taken methadone. "I found Billy," Mary Lou Craven said. "He was paralyzed from the waist down. His last words to me were that someone had given him

Methadone clinic dispute needs community solution  -  May 6, 2007
Huntington Herald Dispatch,Also, there are issues about how methadone clinics are regulated, but the immediate concerns for this task force are helping the clinic live at peace with

Dad killed baby with methadone  -  26 Apr 2007
The Sun,Luke was given fatal doses of methadone and diazepam by Grain as he looked after the child at their home in Shepshed, Leicestershire.

Sheriff to safety reps: Can’t fight one addiction with another  -  26 Apr 2007
Valley Beautiful Beacon,Methadone treatment, Harris said, is often the equivalent of eliminating one drug addiction by gaining another (remember the old jokes about punching your

‘Stoned’ pharmacist escapes ban  -  26 Apr 2007
Glasgow Evening Times,A PHARMACIST so intoxicated a methadone addict complained she was "stoned" has been told she's free to return to work. A misconduct hearing told Lindsay

Man charged after young footballer is found dead  -  26 Apr 2007
Scotsman,He was charged with supplying heroin and methadone, particularly to Michael Drew, during an appearance in private on petition at Haddington Sheriff Court on

Couple charged with selling drugs at home  -  26 Apr 2007
EmeraldCoast.com,Roy C. Cato, 25, has been charged with possession of Alprazolam, Lorazepam, Methadone and Oxycodone, according to an Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office report

Residents object to proposed methadone clinic  -  Apr 24, 2007
Youngstown Vindicator,Mary Ellen Jessel said she doesn't see a need for a methadone clinic in the city since several such facilities exist throughout the area including in

Public hearing on methadone clinic changed to May 2  -  Apr 24, 2007
Huntington Herald Dispatch,HUNTINGTON -- A public hearing to discuss the impact a methadone clinic on 4th Avenue has had on the surrounding community has been pushed back one day.

Move methadone clinics: McHattie  -  Apr 23, 2007
Hamilton Spectator,..."The methadone clinics create lots of new opportunities for crime," he suggested at yesterday's board of health meeting. "The drug dealers know their

Methadone series wins national award  -  Apr 21, 2007
Charleston Gazette (subscription),...“We are pleased to honor Tara and Scott for their outstanding coverage that raised public awareness of potential risks associated with methadone treatment

PC ‘threw out vital evidence’  -  Apr 25, 2007
Wimbledon Guardian,Mr Blair died of heart failure after ingesting a lethal cocktail of methadone, the analgesic dihydrocodeine, paracetomol and alcohol.

Couple go to jail for breaking into cars  -  Apr 25, 2007
Concord Monitor,Laconia couple charged in February with breaking into Concord cars during their regular trips to a methadone clinic on Loudon Road have been given jail time

Fight against ‘junkie service’  -  Apr 25, 2007
Express & Star,Hundreds of residents have joined forces to fight plans for a late-night chemist where junkies will be able to collect needles and methadone up until 11pm

Methadone GP co-ordinator gets extra hours to tackle logjam  -  Apr 20, 2007
Irish Medical News,Following a period of uncertainty over the role of the national GP co-ordinator for the methadone protocol, it has emerged that the post has been

Danville Residents Unhappy Over Mobile Methadone Clinic  -  Apr 20, 2007
Caledonian Record,Alan Aiken, clinic director with BAART Behavioral Health Services, said he is not looking to open a new "clinic," but a mobile methadone van,

Methadone clinic to get hearing  -  Apr 20, 2007
Huntington Herald Dispatch,HUNTINGTON -- Mayor David Felinton has scheduled a public hearing for next month to discuss the impact of methadone clinic in the 100 block of 4th Avenue on

Miramichi methadone clinic suspends 'carry-outs'  -  Apr 19, 2007
CBC New Brunswick,The Miramichi Addiction Recovery Clinic has suspended the portion of its program that allows some patients to take methadone home, in a move it says was

New Castle council balks at methadone clinic  -  Apr 19, 2007
Meadville Tribune,A majority of New Castle City Council members have expressed their views about placing a methadone clinic in the city. But Michael Wish suggests that city

Methadone clinic will wait - for now  -  Apr 19, 2007
Times-Journal,...“But once the owners found out they wanted to put a methadone clinic in, the deals fell through.� Fort Payne Mayor Bill Jordan said he did not mind giving

Readers’ voice: April 25, 2007  -  Apr 24, 2007
Charleston Gazette,Can somebody please tell me why the state of West Virginia has over eight methadone clinics but no state-funded detox programs to help people get off

Methadone final say is today  -  Apr 18, 2007
Times-Journal,Sanders said the state’s Certificate Of Need Board is expected to grant a request to move the site of a proposed methadone clinic in Fort Payne.

NEW LOCAL: More than 200 addicts create need for methadone clinic  -  Apr 18, 2007
New Castle News,They go to clinics in Cranberry Township in Butler County or Hermitage in Mercer County to receive their daily dose of methadone.

NEW LOCAL: Two methadone clinics proposed for New Castle  -  Apr 19, 2007
New Castle News,The New Castle Planning Commission recommended in March that approval be given to rezone a portion of Sampson Street from M-1 light industrial to C-1 local

New methadone clinic causes stir in BP  -  Apr 16, 2007
Maryland Gazette,Brooklyn Park residents and elected officials are upset they were not consulted before the state approved a neighborhood clinic that dispenses methadone.

Methadone plays major role in drug treatment  -  Apr 15, 2007
Huntington Herald Dispatch,Medical experts agree methadone is a rigorously well-tested medication that is safe for the treatment of narcotic withdrawal and dependence when used

Methadone overdose killed drug user  -  Apr 15, 2007
Halifax Today,A DRUG user died in a friend's flat from an overdose of methadone, an inquest decided. Mark Gavin Hill, 22, of St Mary's Heights, Illingworth, Halifax,

SAMHSA action on methadone deaths misguided  -  Apr 13, 2007
PR Buzz (press release),They’re dying in hoards the Methadone ‘patients.’ and equally those they would deal to, say HARMD, a pressure group of bereaved and ex patients.

Methadone for Political Junkies  -  Apr 17, 2007
Gotham Gazette,Spot a published piece that would fit this blog? Let us know about it, at blog@gothamgazette.com. 2007 promises to be a lean year for campaign aficionados

Mum who killed toddler by dosing him with methadone faces jail  -  Apr 12, 2007
This is London,The trial in October last year heard details of how Mitchell died on September 16 2005 as a result of taking the heroin substitute Methadone Traces of

NB addicts forced to go to NS for methadone  -  Apr 13, 2007
CBC New Brunswick,In fact, there are 624 people in the Methadone Maintenance Program in the province and slightly more than that — 628 — on the waiting list.

Methadone: The Cure for Opiate Addiction?  -  Apr 11, 2007
American Chronicle,According to the Office of National Drug Control Policy, “Methadone is a rigorously well-tested medication that is safe and efficacious for the treatment of

Consider methadone treatment’s successes  -  Apr 12, 2007
Bangor Daily News,The question invariably arises whether providers and consumers of methadone maintenance are part of the solution or part of the problem.

Methadone-associated Deaths Not Caused Primarily By Methadone ...  -  Apr 11, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),Methadone-associated deaths are not being caused primarily by methadone diverted from methadone treatment programs, according to a panel of experts convened

mother admits giving baby fatal dose of methadone  -  Apr 11, 2007
Guardian Unlimited,A heroin addict accused of trying to quieten her baby by giving him methadone admitted the child's manslaughter at a court hearing yesterday.

HARMD Helping America Reduce Methadone Death  -  Apr 11, 2007
PR Buzz (press release),The Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Association (SAMHSA) issued a finding this week that while deaths from methadone from are on the increase,

MUM GAVE TODDLER METHADONE  -  Apr 12, 2007
UK Express,A DRUG addict mother who killed her toddler son by giving him doses of methadone so he would sleep at night is facing jail.

COMMENTARY: Methadone Patients: Modern Day Lepers  -  Apr 10, 2007
HNN Huntingtonnews.net,The legislature has passed - and the governor has signed - a bill making it virtually impossible for methadone treatment centers to open in new locations in

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