South Burlington's New Methadone Clinic Attracts Patients — and Opposition

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Both women were there to pick up their buprenorphine, one of several treatments for opiate addiction dispensed there. Also known by the brand name Suboxone, the prescription drug helps addicts fight their cravings and blocks the opiate receptors in the …
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Program designed to steer community away from addiction

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Participants will learn how alcohol and drugs produce effects on the brain, what happens to adolescent brains over time and what modern treatments are available to help. Youth to Youth will hold a separate session for middle and high school students …
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Lamar Odom I Don't Have a Crack Problem

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Lamar Odom says he's absolutely NOT a drug addict … doesn't need professional help … and is confident he'll play in the NBA next season. He's wrong on all 3 counts. 33-year-old Odom went to Teru Sushi in Studio City last night … and after taking …
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Program helps people recover from addiction

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I was in my bedroom one day with drugs, maybe even high, and I heard God say that was enough," Johnson recalled. "I knew I needed to get clean, and I needed God." A 14-year addiction to drugs spanning half his life had already sidelined aspirations of …
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