Drug Addiction

Published January 16, 2013

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Addict pleads guilty to selling her drugs

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Edwards admitted to police that it was her prescribed methadone – a long-term treatment for opiate addiction – in the bottles. She had been on the methadone programme for two years. In total she sold 120 milligrams of methadone to others for which she …
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Drugs are Dedham's biggest problem, new task force says

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Paper prescription pads, which had been subject to alteration or forgery, are being replaced by electronic prescriptions and doctors are becoming more wary about prescribing dangerously addictive medication, Marciello said. “We haven't figured out who …
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GPs urged to slash prescriptions of sleeping pills and painkillers over fears …

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Professor Clare Gerada, chair of the RCGP, said: 'Medicines such as tranquillisers do work for many patients but they need to fully understand the risks associated with these drugs and be in a position to make informed choices about their treatment and …
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