Oxy addicts drive surge in demand for methadoneThe number of methadone patients in Winnipeg has taken a “tremendous leap” over the past two years, according the Addictions Foundation of Manitoba.
There are currently 335 patients in the Methadone Intervention and Needle Exchange (MINE) program, up from about 175 in 2006.
“If you look at the actual number that have been through the wait list ... there’s probably more like over 400 that we’ve dealt with in the past year and a half,” said Laurie Magee, MINE program manager.
Magee estimates another 460 patients are involved in the city’s two other private methadone programs — CARI and OATS — located on Main Street in North Point Douglas.
According to the CARI clinic they have approximately 200 methadone patients. The OATS program would not disclose the number of patients they serve.
Pharmacist Daren Jorgenson said once an individual starts methadone treatment, they rarely come off of it."
DISCLAIMER:Text may be subject to copyright.This blog does not claim copyright to any such text. Copyright remains with the original copyright holder.
Monday 7 March 2011
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
0 comments:
Post a Comment