METHADONE
STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER Legislative notebook: Health marketplace heads to negotiations
By Don Davis Sen. Tony Lourey endured 12 hours of debate on what he called the biggest change in the Minnesota health care system in decades. Senators voted late Thursday 37-28 to approve Loureys ...
Posted on 3/8/13 at 4:19 PM
Methadone may come under closer supervision 
Minnesota legislators likely will debate proposals next year to slap tighter supervision on the use of the potent drug methadone, used to treat pain and addictions to illegal drugs such as heroin.
By Don Davis , December 07, 2012
State to revoke Duluth methadone clinic's license
Minnesota is revoking the license for Duluth’s methadone clinic following what it said were numerous chronic and serious violations of state and federal laws, according to an order issued today.
By Brandon Stahl , September 24, 2012
Former drug dealer: Getting methadone paid for by state ‘was an easy scam’
When Brandon Castellano was a drug dealer working in Cloquet and Duluth, he sold marijuana and pain-killers such as Oxycontin — but his most profitable drug was methadone, he said.
By Brandon Stahl , September 17, 2012
Despite drawbacks, many consider methadone the best treatment for opiate addiction
It might not be perfect, but it’s the best solution we’ve got.
That sums up why proponents of methadone say that despite the risks, it’s the best treatment for opiate addiction.
By John Lundy and Brandon Stahl , September 17, 2012
Methadone treatment: Do the risks outweigh the potential rewards?
Methadone, a drug deemed by the National Institute of Health and the Centers for Disease Control “the most effective treatment for opiate addiction,” is in essence a risk-versus-reward system.
By Brandon Stahl , September 17, 2012
Doctor wrote about kissing Anna Nicole Smith in diary
One of Anna Nicole Smith's doctors worried about his own drug use and his professionalism after he kissed her and prescribed her highly addictive drugs, according to his diary, which was read in court.
By Linda Deutsch , October 29, 2009
Winona man learns sentence in overdose death
The first of three Winona men charged in a local woman's methadone overdose death gets sentenced today.
By Associated Press , October 07, 2009
Bemidji woman, 28, pleads guilty to vehicular homicide in death of niece, 3
Keisha Marie Van Pelt, 28, of Bemidji, has changed her plea to guilty to felony criminal vehicular homicide or operating a vehicle with negligence under the influence of alcohol. District Judge Paul Benshoof set her next court date for Oct. 26.
By Bemidji Pioneer , September 26, 2009
MINNESOTA NEWS: Answer to bridge lawsuit ... Judge dismisses lawsuit ... Fraud sentencing ... more
An engineering firm being sued by the state of Minnesota said it’s not responsible for the fatal collapse of the Interstate 35W bridge two years ago. The Star Tribune reports that URS Corp. filed its response Thursday to the lawsuit. The San Francisco-based firm notes that as recently as last year, state officials were praising the firm’s work on the old bridge and that the state has hired URS for subsequent projects.
By Herald Wire Reports , August 15, 2009
Bemidji woman sentenced for manslaughter in methadone overdose case
Lillie Rae Kise, 29, of Bemidji, was sentenced Tuesday in Beltrami County District Court for serious felony second degree manslaughter – culpable negligence creating unreasonable risk.
By Molly Miron , July 01, 2009
Northern Lakes Clinic to close in Bemidji
Following a March 3 decision by the Beltrami County Board to deny renewal of the host county contract, Northern Lakes Clinic will close Friday. Dr. Lois Schlutter, a Twin Cities doctor who opened the Bemidji clinic in May 2007 to treat people addicted to opiates with a methadone maintenance program, said qualified buyers were interested in purchasing the clinic, but they needed a letter of need from the County Board.
By Molly Miron , May 27, 2009
Bemidji woman pleads not guilty in overdose death
BEMIDJI — A 29-year-old Bemidji woman has pleaded not guilty to supplying methadone to a man who overdosed and died.
By Associated Press , April 11, 2009
Beltrami County declines to renew methadone clinic contract
Beltrami County won’t renew a host county contract with Northern Lakes Clinic, a move sending 180 drug addicts to seek treatment elsewhere. But about 75 clinic patients and supporters who crammed into the County Board Room on Tuesday night didn’t like that decision, and spent nearly an hour unsuccessfully trying to change commissioners’ minds.
By Brad Swenson , March 04, 2009
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