Stories about methadone
Methadone (also known as Symoron, Dolophine, Amidone, Methadose, Physeptone, Heptadon, Phy and many other names) is a synthetic opioid, used medically as an analgesic and a maintenance anti-addictive for use in patients with opioid dependency.Related stories
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PhysOrg.com Washington County woman arrested after crashing car while returning from methadone clinic
MACHIAS, Maine — An East Machias woman was arrested Sunday morning after she was involved in a single-car crash while returning home from the methadone clinic in Calais. According to Maine State Police Trooper Miles Carpenter, Michelle Whitehead, 41, was not injured in the crash on Route 191 near East ...
Discovery House serves expanding need almost invisibly
BANGOR, Maine — Less than four months ago, city councilors approved a capacity increase for Discovery House, one of Bangor’s three methadone treatment clinics, to help meet growing demand. With room to grow and plans to add another type of treatment — Suboxone — to further assist opiate addicts, Discovery ...
California-based firm seeks to set up methadone clinic in Warren
WARREN, Maine — A California-based company has filed an application with the Maine Department of Health and Human Services to open a new methadone clinic in a former elementary school in Warren, according to Guy Cousins, director of the DHHS Office of Substance Abuse. The license has not been approved ...
Brewer drafts medical marijuana zoning rules
BREWER, Maine — Three eye doctors, the school board chairman and a resident voiced concerns Monday about proposed land use code amendments that designate Dirigo Drive — the city’s professional business district — as the only place future marijuana dispensaries or growing facilities might locate. Mark Farley, chairman of the ...
Acadia cuts free methadone to uninsured clients
The Acadia Hospital no longer will provide free methadone treatment to uninsured, opiate-addicted patients, with hospital officials saying the high cost of the program is placing …
State picks 3 groups to grow, sell medical pot
Maine’s unfolding medical marijuana program took a big step toward full implementation on Friday with the state selecting three nonprofit corporations to grow and sell marijuana for …
Conference focuses on recovery success
BANGOR — While the public is well acquainted with the stereotypes of addiction — broken homes, devastated families, unemployment, public drunkenness, domestic violence and other crimes — the face of addiction recovery is largely invisible.
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