Methadone News

It has been seven years and two months since I woke from my coma. My eyelids were taped shut and my arms were cuffed to some unknown object.

The epidemic of drug addiction plagues the city of New Bedford not unlike the manner in which the 10 plagues sent by God tortured the belligerent pharaoh, and is no less devastating.

Her smiling, brown-haired, apple-cheeked son raced up to her for the occasional reassuring hug.

The evening news is filled with fatal car crashes and shootings. But drug overdoses kill nearly 40,000 people a year, accounting for more deaths than vehicular accidents or homicides.

Yesterday the Daily News reported on police crackdowns on two methadone centers in Crown Heights and Clinton Hill where addicts are known to hustle drugs on the street after treatment.

Two-thirds of states prefer methadone above other opioid medications to treat chronic pain, particularly in low-income residents, a practice top pain physicians say adds unnecessary risk.

Good evening everyone, Medical marijuana... It's legal in 20 states. Here in Iowa the effort to legalize cannibus for medical purposes has hit a wall at the capitol... but the subject is not going away... Mark Tauscheck was at the capitol this afternoon.

Let us not ignore the complexities of addiction, shame those who are victim to all types of chronic trauma, and fail to address the underlying issue of poverty.

When she was forced to say goodbye to her 16-year-old daughter, Janet Murphy's world turned upside down.

A Medford doctor is accused of gross negligence, dishonorable conduct and violation of the federal Controlled Substances Act after he repeatedly overprescribed painkillers to high-risk patients, one of whom died from an overdose, according to the Oregon Medical Board.

Let us not ignore the complexities of addiction, shame those who are victim to all types of chronic trauma, and fail to address the underlying issue of poverty.

The evening news is filled with fatal car crashes and shootings. But drug overdoses kill nearly 40,000 people a year, accounting for more deaths than vehicular accidents or homicides.

Addiction to heroin and prescription opioid painkillers recently has increased, leading to a rising number of overdose deaths.

LIKE ENDORPHINS: Opioid painkillers such as OxyContin, vicodin, dilaudid, percocet or methadone work by blocking the neuroreceptors in the brain and spinal cord that transmit pain signals, in much the same way that naturally occurring endorphins do.

Nicole Ehredt of East Liberty was in methadone treatment when she delivered three of her four children, struggling to break a drug habit that started when she was 12. Ehredt, 30, took her son home and breastfed, providing the methadone and easing his symptoms.

"People judge moms that are in recovery and say that they don't love their children.

Drug treatment counselors at Crossroads say there's been a 20 percent increase in the number of people getting help for heroin addiction.

I wonder how long Interfaith's lease on that site is, because a savvy politician might be able to close it if they could find another social service program to take it's place.

VIKTOR Albrecht von Werra, who arrived in court in full morning suit to conduct his own defence, was found guilty of driving while under the influence after admitting he took methadone and diazepam before nearly causing several crashes.

In parts of Hampton Roads, police say they have seen a slight increase in heroin-related crimes.