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Methadone Clinic Operators Turn Down Mayor’s Invite To Neighborhood Meeting

October 16, 2019 by ATForum

The operators of a newly-opened methadone clinic in Springfield, Massachusetts have declined the mayor’s invitation to attend a community meeting. Residents and business owners in Springfield’s South End say there has been an increase in break-ins, prostitution, aggressive panhandling and apparent drug use, since a methadone clinic opened in the neighborhood roughly two … [Read more...] about Methadone Clinic Operators Turn Down Mayor’s Invite To Neighborhood Meeting

Kenya Struggles to Cope With Growing Number of Heroin Users

October 16, 2019 by ATForum

- In a discreet clinic just outside the Kenyan capital, a recovering heroin addict named Peter holds the hand of his two-year-old daughter as he drinks a dose of methadone. Peter’s teeth are yellow and he looks much older than 26. … [Read more...] about Kenya Struggles to Cope With Growing Number of Heroin Users

To Meet the Need for Opioid Addiction Treatment in Camden County and South Jersey, RCA’s Fourth NJ Addiction Treatment Program Opens to the Public for Expert Discussion and Tours

October 16, 2019 by ATForum

SOMERDALE, N.J., Oct. 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Camden County had the highest number of drug-related deaths in New Jersey in 2017, and was the 37th worst county out of 3000 total counties in the nation for drug deaths, according to Centers for Disease Control data. To meet the need for treatment for those suffering from an opioid addiction in this area, Recovery Centers of … [Read more...] about To Meet the Need for Opioid Addiction Treatment in Camden County and South Jersey, RCA’s Fourth NJ Addiction Treatment Program Opens to the Public for Expert Discussion and Tours

Medical Care in Immigrant Detention Centers Under Fire Over Methadone Withdrawal

October 16, 2019 by ATForum

When 64-year-old Kamyar Samimi died in ICE custody, the agency issued a routine press release saying the preliminary cause of his death was cardiac arrest. It boasted about the nearly $200 million it had been spending annually on health care services for detainees, saying that "comprehensive medical care is provided from the moment detainees arrive and throughout the entirety … [Read more...] about Medical Care in Immigrant Detention Centers Under Fire Over Methadone Withdrawal

Specialists Take on Opioid Crisis

October 16, 2019 by ATForum

Summit to take wide-ranging look at factors of race, stigma, policy, and the lived experience of patients … [Read more...] about Specialists Take on Opioid Crisis

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