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Ohio Considers Expanding Methadone Treatment
August 25, 2003

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With individuals addicted to heroin waiting up to two-years for methadone treatment, Ohio officials are considering expanding the treatment system, the Associated Press reported Aug. 23.

In Columbus, a two-year waiting list has led some heroin addicted individuals to purchase methadone on the street for $50. The clinic dispenses the drug for $8 a day. "We're uncomfortable with these super-long waiting lists we're hearing about," said Stacey Frohnapfel Hasson, spokeswoman for the Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services.

Hasson said a report from teams sent to the state's nine methadone clinics would be completed by Sept. 3. Based on the findings, a decision on whether to expand would be made by Gary Tester, director of the agency.

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Posted by April on 03 Sep 08 07:32 AM EDT
An increase in programs available to heroin addicts, especially indigent ones, who do not have insurance is DESPERATELY needed! My son is 22 and does not have insurance. He wants help. When he tried to detox himself it lead to a trip to the emergency room, because he felt so sick. The doctor simply said to us, with a look completely devoid of emotion, that there isn't funding. When I asked him what we could do he said " Most addicts just go back on the street and keep using until they can get into a program." and dismissed us with that! I felt my heart had been ripped from my chest that day, and my son did indeed end up back on the street.

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