Going “Cold Turkey” in Jail

Published March 14, 2014

Going “cold turkey” in jail — Our May 27, 2012 report looks at methadone use in Maine. Inmates get the “jail plan,” forced to get clean cold turkey. Medical experts don’t agree that’s the…

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Sonier says she had been kicked out of the methadone program over the summer for missing appointments, and was sick from withdrawal. Another pharmacist put a stop to the robbery by taking a garbage can and placing it over Sonier's head. A struggle …
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While in jail, Garner had filed a medical grievance complaining of headaches, muscle cramps and other symptoms he credited to withdrawal from methadone. That drug typically is given people to ease withdrawal from heroin or other strong narcotics.
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