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ON ROAD TO RECOVERY JOEL O’KANE
The Daily Gleaner, April 23, 2005 . Former drug addict Rick Chase is a regular at the methadone clinic, located in the Victoria Health Centre, in downtown Fredericton. He says methadone has helped him kick his drug habit and get on with his life. When former drug addict Rick Chase stood up to ad dress…
Buprenorphine treats opiate addiction in office; Two Sublingual Formulations Approved
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EXPANDED PHARMACOTHERAPIES FOR THE TREATMENT OF OPIATE DEPENDENCE
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Methadone Treatment in New York
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