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Methadone Clinic Operators To Meet With Neighbors Following Complaints

November 5, 2019 by ATForum

Operators of a newly-opened methadone clinic in Springfield, Massachusetts plan to meet with neighbors Monday who complain their quality of life has been disrupted. Residents and business owners in Springfield’s South End have witnessed an increase in apparent drug use, prostitution, and panhandling in the last few months, according to Leo Florian, president of the South End … [Read more...] about Methadone Clinic Operators To Meet With Neighbors Following Complaints

Facial Recognition in the Pharmacy: Meet Strong Room, the Startup Bringing Tech into Opioid-Addiction Treatment

November 5, 2019 by ATForum

In the latest twist in the facial recognition tech tale, Melbourne, Australia startup Strong Room is developing artificial intelligence software for the dispensing of the opioid replacement drug methadone. Source: SmartCompany Read more at: https://www.smartcompany.com.au/startupsmart/news/facial-recognition-pharmacy-strong-room/ … [Read more...] about Facial Recognition in the Pharmacy: Meet Strong Room, the Startup Bringing Tech into Opioid-Addiction Treatment

Expanded Treatment Program in First State Prisons Seeks to Stem Opioid Crisis

November 5, 2019 by ATForum

Delaware’s Department of Correction announced in June it is expanding Medication Assisted Treatment to all of its level five facilities. The DOC previously only offered MAT to pregnant women and would also use medicine to assist offenders going through opioid withdrawal. But for the past few months now, methadone, buprenorphine and Vivitrol have been available to inmates … [Read more...] about Expanded Treatment Program in First State Prisons Seeks to Stem Opioid Crisis

Construction Workers are the Most Likely to Misuse Prescription Opioids

November 5, 2019 by ATForum

Workers in the construction industry are most likely to use cocaine and misuse prescription opioids compared with other employees, according to a study published last week by the Center for Drug Use and HIV/HCV Research at the New York University College of Global Public Health. … [Read more...] about Construction Workers are the Most Likely to Misuse Prescription Opioids

The Changing Face of the US Opioid Epidemic: Middle-Aged Black Adults See Rise in Deaths

November 5, 2019 by ATForum

About 48,000 people lost their lives to opioids in 2017, the latest year for which complete data is available, according to a new study. Synthetic opioids (not methadone), such as fentanyl, accounted for almost two-thirds of those deaths. In large metropolitan areas, black adults saw the largest increases in rates of drug overdose deaths involving opioids and synthetic … [Read more...] about The Changing Face of the US Opioid Epidemic: Middle-Aged Black Adults See Rise in Deaths

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