For Heroin Treatment, Testing A New Drug And 'Peddling Hope'

Published April 17, 2014

For Heroin Treatment, Testing A New Drug And 'Peddling Hope'
The drug was just approved for heroin addiction treatment in 2010. Doctors aren't sure how long patients should take Vivitrol. Thirteen months is the working recommendation; Daus was on Vivitrol for three months. MassHealth, the state's Medicaid …
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Boston's only public methadone clinic may shut
In a statement, Walsh said that advances in addiction treatment, as well as the emergence of more providers, have given city officials a chance to reconsider funding priorities and strengthen services that no other provider can offer. “By opening an …
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