As a northern Ontario city battles an opioid overdose death rate that’s twice as high as the provincial average, there is rising concern about a treatment model dominated by for-profit methadone clinics.
Tag: methadone
Chance of fatal overdose triples when offenders don’t take methadone, B.C. study says
Chances of continuing treatment with the drug could have increased dramatically with support for issues like mental illness, housing and employment, a researcher says.
Ottawa making it easier for doctors to prescribe methadone and heroin
The federal government is taking steps to make it easier for doctors to prescribe methadone and pharmaceutical grade heroin.
$1.4mn worth of drugs seized in methadone lab bust near Moscow (VIDEO)
Published time: 28 Aug, 2017 16:03 The Russian security service (FSB) has busted an international drug ring in a raid on a lab near Moscow, it reported on Monday. The FSB officers seized 27 kg of methadone worth almost US$ 1.4 million on the black market. As well as the drug, 200kg of raw materials […]
‘Poor man’s methadone’: Imodium is a potentially fatal high
Drug abusers are taking the over-the-counter drug Imodium, designed to treat diarrhea, to ease their withdrawal symptoms and to get high. CBC | Health News
Doctor who won’t use ‘monster’ methadone loses right to treat opioid addicts
Dr. Cathy Felderhof, who is the on-site physician at Pictou detox, lost her privileges to treat opioid users because she refuses to prescribe methadone. CBC | Health News
