Two-Year Cap on Methadone Treatment for MaineCare Patients Starts Jan. 1

Published December 29, 2012

Two-year cap on methadone treatment for MaineCare patients starts Jan. 1

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There are 4,760 drug-addicted Mainers receiving methadone maintenance treatment to fight opiate addiction, and 3,119 of those — more than 65 percent — are on public assistance under MaineCare, the Medicare program for the state, Martins said. The …
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Maximum Steve

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Its 20-foot ceilings support an upstairs dance floor and a serpentine trail of lounges, dark and cloistered “like a 1984 drug den in Mexico City,” says one of the club's bookers. Latino, Korean, transsexual, sometimes white, or a blend of the above …
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Cassia Sheriff Puts Down His Badge

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As a narcotics investigator he quickly concluded drugs were at the base of most crimes. The lack of education about drugs by parents plays a big part, he said. For several years, he held free drug abuse education seminars in the community for parents.
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