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truth there is truth in wine proverbial saying, mid 16th century; meaning that a person who is drunk is more likely to speak the truth. The saying is found earlier in Latin as
in vino veritas, and in classical Greek (attributed to the lyric poet Alcaeus,
c.620–580 bc). (Compare
when the wine is in, the wit is out.)
Truth and Reconciliation Commission a commission set up by a South African Parliamentary Act on 26 July 1995 to investigate claims of abuses during the Apartheid era.
truth is stranger than fiction proverbial saying, early 19th century, implying that no invention can be as remarkable as what may actually happen; originally with reference to Byron's
Don Juan (1823), ‘Truth is always strange, Stranger than fiction.’ (Compare
fact is stranger than fiction.)
truth is the first casualty of war proverbial saying, early 20th century; the originator is sometimes said to have been Hiram Johnson, addressing the US Senate in 1918, but it does not occur in the record of the relevant speech.
truth lies at the bottom of a well proverbial saying, mid 16th century, sometimes used to imply that the truth of a situation can be hard to find. In earlier classical sources, the saying ‘we know nothing certainly, for truth lies in the deep’ is attributed to Democritus, and ‘truth lies sunk in a well’ is attributed to the 3rd–4th century Latin author Lactantius.
truth makes the Devil blush saying recorded from the mid 20th century; perhaps a variant of
tell the truth and shame the Devil.
the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth the absolute truth, without concealment or addition; part of the formula of the oath taken by witnesses in court.
truth will out proverbial saying, mid 15th century; meaning that in the end what has really happened will become apparent. (Compare
murder will out.)
what is truth? in biblical allusion, often with reference to the account in John 18:38 of the examination of Jesus by Pilate, when ‘Pilate saith unto him, What is truth?’
See also
children and fools tell the truth,
four noble truths,
the greater the truth,
half the truth,
moment of truth,
the naked truth,
tell the truth.
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Methadone deaths linked to prescription increase
Newspaper article from: Charleston Gazette; 4/21/2009; ; 700+ words
; THE NUMBERS 531,000 Number of methadone prescriptions written in 1998. 4.1...written in 2006. The growing use of methadone as a prescription painkiller has contributed to the rise of methadone-related overdose deaths in West Virginia...
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Newspaper article from: Sunday Gazette-Mail; 5/4/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...eight months ago, West Virginia had no methadone clinics. Today, it has seven. The...facilities. They make money by selling methadone, a legal opiate drug, mostly to people...OxyContin, another legal opiate drug. The methadone - which costs about $12 a day, much...
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Newspaper article from: Roanoke Times & World News; 7/20/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...overdoses from another prescription painkiller - methadone. Forty-four people died from methadone overdoses last year in the western half of...Authorities are not sure what to make of the methadone deaths, which have been climbing sharply...
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Methadone for Addicts Still Under Fire
News Wire article from: AP Online; 8/16/2006; 700+ words
; ...treatment it was offering heroin addicts, a drug called methadone. They came armed with bayonets. "They were going...ways they enslaved black folk was to put them on methadone." Methadone's long struggle for acceptance has been a topic...
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Methadone Deaths Not Linked to Misuse of Methadone from Treatment Centers.
PR Newswire; 2/6/2004; 700+ words
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Methadone clinic revenues grow in West Virginia
Magazine article from: The State Journal; 2/4/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...questions and concerns because they use methadone to treat people addicted to opiate...first reported on the growing number of methadone clinics, the state has seen the number...Resources to set up emergency rules regarding methadone. John Law, a spokesman for the department...
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METHADONE BEST TO TREAT HORRORS OF HEROIN USE.(Editorial)
Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA); 1/22/1998; 700+ words
; ...States pioneered the use of the synthetic opiate methadone to treat heroin addiction in the 1960s and...behind much of Europe and Australia in making methadone accessible and effective. Methadone is the best available treatment in terms of...
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METHADONE MIRACLE IS AGING CONFLICT AHEAD FOR ADDICTION TREATMENT.(Main)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 10/14/1990; 700+ words
; ...Precious Capitol bureau In the 1960s, methadone was considered something of a miracle...vast changes in how people abuse drugs, methadone treatment of heroin addiction has evolved...steps to drastically alter its use. "Methadone is at a major crossroads right now...
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Magazine article from: Clinical Psychiatry News; 6/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; TAMPA -- Methadone is an excellent choice for pain management...Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Methadone, a synthetic opioid that is available...advantages over other opioid analgesics. "Methadone is the only opioid that acts as an NMDA...
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Methadone Frequently Causes Menopausal Symptoms in Young Women.
PR Newswire; 5/7/2009; 700+ words
; ...SPRINGS, Fla., May 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Methadone medication frequently depresses estradiol...old. Hormonal suppression, caused by methadone, can cause depression, anxiety, fatigue...Thirty of the last thirty female methadone patients, between 20 and 30 years old...
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Methadone
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders
Methadone Definition Methadone is classified as an opioid (an analgesic that is used for severe pain). In the United States, methadone is also known as dolophine, methenex and methadose. Purpose Methadone...
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methadone
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
methadone , synthetic narcotic similar in effect...cough reflex. In the brains of addicts, methadone prevents heroin or morphine from interacting...immune, and adrenal function. When methadone is given to a heroin addict who is later...
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Treatment Outcome Prospective Study (TOPS)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol, and Addictive Behavior
...included 4,184 clients from 12 outpatient methadone programs, 2,891 clients from 14 residential...The client populations of outpatient Methadone Programs, long-term residential programs...full-time employment compared to the methadone clients. Outpatient drug-free clients...
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Opioids
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
...hydromorphone, levorphanol, meperidine , methadone, morphine, nalbuphine, oxycodone...hydrocodone are used to relieve coughing. Methadone is used to help people control their...necessary. A typical adult dosage for methadone is 5-20 mg as an oral solution, 2...
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Detoxification
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders
...spontaneous abortion or premature birth. These women are treated with methadone as an alternative. (Methadone acts as a replacement for the heroin in the woman's body, but the methadone does not provide the "high" that the heroin provides. In addition...
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