When Calling 911 Can Land You in Jail
When calling 911 can land you in jail
As Philip Seymour Hoffman's friends, family and admirers come to terms with his tragic and untimely death and fentanyl-laced heroin kills addicts across the Northeast, the media have responded to the news in the best way it knows how: with a seemingly …
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Skyrocketing heroin use in Central Oregon
“It's just a matter of time before somebody offers you the heroin or you know where you can get it,” said Barrett Hamilton, a recovery mentor at Best Care Treatment Centers in Redmond. “And even though you … It makes for a hellish withdrawal …
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Voices: 'Heroin abuse looks like my dad'
Heroin kills. The drug devastates the body, erodes the mind, eats at the teeth and leaves ugly track marks. But the physical toll on the individual does not compare with the emotional vacuum of a person the drug creates. Shooting up becomes their world …
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