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Healthbeat: What Parents Need to Know About Teen Drug Use Trends

Healthbeat: What parents need to know about teen drug use trends
Chicago suburban parents began to hear news reports about rising heroin use in their neighborhoods in 2011. Parents in some local communities had first-hand experience with this epidemic years before news anchors warned the nation. But what is …
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Heroin addict is on the waiting list for a SECOND heart transplant: Even his
The heroin addict who continued to abuse drugs after having a life-saving heart transplant is now on the waiting list for another one, his family have revealed. Drug dealer Derek Gates, 38, whose heart problems were caused by years of addiction, may …
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Kentucky lawmaker urging tougher law for heroin dealing
A northern Kentucky legislator is calling for tougher jail penalties for heroin dealing, but treatment advocates argued that harsher criminal punishments don't help with the problem of addiction. Sen. John Schickel's proposal would impose harsher …
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