A college spokeswoman said the restrictions are unrelated to his referral to the college discipline committee. The clinics are privately owned, but their services are paid by OHIP. They treat patients addicted to opiates such as heroin, methadone,...

Before that, addicts would have to travel out-of-state for treatment. Vermont's first clinic was built in Burlington in 2002. Since then, four others have gone up in St. Johnsbury, Newport, Berlin and Brattleboro. The synthetic opiate treats withdrawal...

A college spokeswoman said the restrictions are unrelated to his referral to the college discipline committee. The clinics are privately owned, but their services are paid by OHIP. They treat patients addicted to opiates such as heroin, methadone,...

Their mission, according to the company's CEO, Andreas Kunz, is to increase the safety and efficiency of MMT (Methadone Maintenance Treatment) programs in North America. "We have seen that patients are sometimes given inaccurate doses of methadone due...

The rules target outpatient treatment centers specializing in opioid addiction (State wants to cut use of methadone clinics, Tennessean, Jan. 28). The treatment model at these centers, which combines behavioral counseling with medication replacement...

FOND DU LAC, Wis. Police on Tuesday arrested a 50-year-old woman and a 52-year-old man, both from Fond du Lac. Jennifer Ferstl was found dead in her home on Dec. 29. An autopsy found she died of a fatal dose of methadone. Investigators say they were...