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Heroin Epidemic Worsening in Louisville

Heroin epidemic worsening in Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — It's a problem in Louisville that isn't going away — in fact, it's getting worse. Ninety-six percent of the detox beds at a local drug recovery center are filled with heroin addicts. Dig through a week's worth of arrest …
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Treating with pharmaceutical grade heroin the best option
On Oct. 3, Rona Ambrose, Canada's Minister of Health, announced she was shutting the door on a compassionate access program that would have provided diacetylmorphine, the active ingredient in heroin, to a group of people for whom all other treatment …
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Heroin: deadliest drug in Oregon
But the city of Portland has only one medicated detox center for the uninsured and despite drug users getting younger, that center only admits patients over the age of 18. Gary Cobb was 15 when he shot heroin for the first time. "I crossed a line once …
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