Toledo Woman Struggles to Escape Heroin's Lethal Grip
Toledo woman struggles to escape heroin's lethal grip
The state especially needs far more effective medication-assisted treatment for opioid dependence — treatment that eases withdrawal pains with drugs such as Suboxone. … In 1999, a motorcycle accident on Alexis Road tore up her back, hips, and legs.
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Indy's heroin epidemic: It's cheap, easy to get, deadly
The U.S. Government Accountability Office traces the painkiller boom back to 1995, when the Food and Drug Administration approved a controlled-release pain pill called OxyContin in response to complaints that patients with cancer and other chronic …
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Withdrawal effects stick with users
After nine years of not using heroin, John said he remembers less about what getting high feels like than the withdrawal. "Even when you're out there getting high, you'll have have these moments … "Once the pain of getting high was worse than the …
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Grieving father, recovering addict among those fighting heroin's march into county
“I never felt such pain in my entire life. I felt like they … No matter what I do, or how much I speak out, she's not coming back,” he said. … Four months before her death, Stephanie was arrested on drug charges for possessing less than 15 grams of …
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