Opiate Epidemic Leads Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick to Declare Public …

Published April 1, 2014

Opiate epidemic leads Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick to declare public …
BOSTON — Declaring a public health emergency, Gov. Deval Patrick on Thursday outlined steps to address an opioid addiction epidemic, including an immediate ban on one drug and the commitment of $ 20 million to increase drug treatment and recovery …
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Cases of newborns with addictions soaring
Most of them were exposed in utero to methadone or buprenorphine, drugs commonly prescribed for those in treatment for addiction. Many parents work hard to fight their addictions and get better, he said. Unfortunately, Sege's own hospital data shows …
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