opiate addiction

Flanagan to Chair New Drugaddiction Panel

Flanagan to chair new drugaddiction panel
[rewrite]BOSTON — The Senate on Thursday formed its own special committee to be chaired by Leominster Sen. Jennifer Flanagan that will study drug addiction and treatment options to address what Senate President Therese Murray described as an epidemic of …[/rewrite]
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Spectrum gets 5-year grant to research youth addiction treatment methods
[rewrite]A Burlington drug addiction treatment center this week announced it will begin studying better ways to treat youth struggling with substance abuse, including opiate addiction, thanks to a five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health. Spectrum …[/rewrite]
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Denali Healthcare Seeks to Help Those With Chronic Pain

Denali Healthcare seeks to help those with chronic pain
[rewrite]Denali Healthcare also works with people with addictions to help them control their pain and beat narcotic addiction with as few withdrawal side effects as possible, using Suboxone therapy combined with counseling services and, if needed, alternative …[/rewrite]
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County targets growing heroin use
[rewrite]One of the most effective ways to treat the addiction is with Suboxone, a long-term replacement drug that helps to control opiate addiction. At any one point in 2013, Cauley estimates around 90 people were receiving the drug through the clinic, but …[/rewrite]
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AG Announces $32 Million for Drug Addiction Treatment

AG announces million for drug addiction treatment
[rewrite]FRANKFORT – Attorney General Jack Conway announced today that more than $ 32 million recovered in settlements with two pharmaceutical companies will be used throughout Kentucky to expand substance abuse treatment, including opiate addictions.[/rewrite]
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State officials detail 'pretrial services' for defendants with addiction issues
[rewrite]The program, which would be based on a “sequential intercept” model, involves identifying defendants with a substance abuse problem, using data to assess whether a treatment program would be effective and offering treatment as an opportunity for …[/rewrite]
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After Opiate Addiction, How Soon Should I Expect to Get a Regular Menstrual Cycle?

Question by claraunhui: After opiate addiction, how soon should I expect to get a regular menstrual cycle?
[rewrite]I was recently addicted to opiates and have quit completely. I was using them for about a year and six months into my addiction I stopped having my menstral cycle. I have now been clean for over a month and have not had my menstral cycle start again. Has anyone had this addiciton or heard about it and have had it come back? Or is this a permanent thing that I have done to my body because of my drug addiction?
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Kentucky to Pour $32 Million From Drug Settlements Into Treatment Programs

Kentucky to pour million from drug settlements into treatment programs
[rewrite]A Courier-Journal investigation just over a year ago found that Kentucky's treatment options are woefully limited, especially for hard-core addicts in the need of the most care. And that has contributed to the state's longstanding problems with drug abuse.[/rewrite]
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Local center exec's input sought on governor's speech
[rewrite]That can be quite difficult as Bennington has no residential or intensive drug addiction treatment options. A few local doctors can prescribe Suboxone, a drug used to treat opiate addiction, but there is a limit to how many people can get those …[/rewrite]
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Opiate Treatment a Multifaceted Process

Opiate treatment a multifaceted process
[rewrite]The increase of opiate addiction is not only felt in the number of patients the treatment center sees, but also in the amount of call-ins due to crisis situations. And in most cases those calls are a result of withdrawal symptoms, which take the form …[/rewrite]
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