One year has passed since the opening of the methadone clinic at the Morning Star Centre and Dr. Hanna Hulsbosch said it has been running successfully. She said the program, which includes not only the methadone treatment but a lot of intense counselling and life coaching, has been making a difference in a lot of people's lives. "It's amazing how these people are transforming," she said. "They're cleaning up, they're getting jobs, they're parenting well rather than chasing the drugs." [continues 314 words]
For the first time in Ontario, drug use among First Nation students has been measured and the collected data could help drive programs to help curb at-risk behaviour. Tuesday November 29, 2005For the first time in Ontario, drug use among First Nation students has been measured and the collected data could help drive programs to help curb at-risk behaviour. The Northwestern Health Unit in conjunction with the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health conducted the survey to help First Nation communities get a better view of substance abuse among teens. High schools across the province take a similar test every two years to measure drug use and the questions asked to the First Nation communities around Kenora-Rainy River were very similar in nature. [continues 317 words]
Pharmacists are on the look out for makers of methamphetamine. On his first stop on an Ontario information tour, Marc Kealey, chief executive officer of the Ontario Pharmacists Association, said Tuesday that pharmacists throughout Ontario are being trained to watch for people buying excessive amounts of ingredients used to make crystal meth. "Most of the ingredients to make meth can be purchased at a pharmacy," he said. "This is a family issue, that's why it's become so important to us." [continues 291 words]
Clinic plans to take up to 50 people in its beginning stages Addictions Services Kenora officially opened the methadone clinic Apr. 4 with many representatives of the local medical community backing the new project. Addicts of oxycontons, heroin and users of other opiate drugs can apply to participate in the program to help overcome their addictions. The program isn't to just hand out methadone, said Dr. Hanna Hulsbosch, it also helps in setting up users with counseling. This in turn will enable them to work once again and become part of community life. [continues 374 words]
A Methadone Clinic At Lake Of The Woods District Hospital Is Soon To Be Officially Up And Running. A methadone clinic at Lake of the Woods District Hospital is soon to be officially up and running. The clinic, the first at the hospital, already has 18 patients starting on the program being run by Dr. Sean Moore, chief of staff, and Dr. Hanna Hulsbosch. Methadone is an opiate drug treatment to help eliminate addictions to drugs like heroine and oxycontin. The powder is mixed with juice and taken orally by patients in front of a pharmacist daily. This program is unique, said Hulsbosch, because it not only provides the methadone it also provides support services. [continues 178 words]
Methadone has long been a controversial method of treating drug addicts but it's one way to deal with a problem that's been brooding underground in Kenora for some time. Methadone is a treatment people seek when they are fed up with their drug addiction but cannot control their urges. The treatment does not get a person high or instantly fix a problem that likely developed over a number of years, said Marlene Mymryk, community programs co-ordinator. "You can go back to work and function in a normal way," she said. "In some sense if gives that person back their life." [continues 278 words]
A methadone clinic is being established in Kenora to help curb a problem that has been in the underground for some time. This controversial method of drug treatment is what some people who are fed up with their addiction turn to because of its effective way of quenching the cravings. Methadone does not make a person high nor does it offer a person an instant fix to a drug problem, said Marlene Mymryk, community programs co-ordinator. "You can go back to work and function in a normal way," she said. "In some sense if gives that person back their life." [continues 387 words]
