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Tuesday, October 11, 2011

More People Should Be Getting Methadone Treatment

The cost of providing methadone in the city needs to re-evaluated so that more people can receive treatment -- so says the Julie Dingwell with AIDS Saint John. 

She tells CHSJ News the medicine itself is very cheap -- less than a dollar a day per person -- so something isn't adding up.

She says new approaches also need to be considered like a bare bones program -- where the patient receives a sustained low dose of methadone in order to manage their withdrawals.

Over 300 people are currently on the waiting list for methadone treatment.