An Opiate Addiction Is Gripping New England — These Are the People Fighting It
An Opiate Addiction Is Gripping New England — These Are the People Fighting It
She knew everyone and everyone knew her; she had "a million" friends. She frequented parties and events, her picture often gracing local Vermont newspapers — the Times Argus, the Bridge and Seven Days. Image Credit: Raina Lowell. Lowell is … Perhaps …
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The boy who shamed Sydney: a tragic tale to which there is no end
But while Johnson's picture proved a game changer in cleaning up the streets and reducing fatal heroin-related overdoses, did it prove the turning point for him, as his family had hoped? An innocent Andrew Johnson, in a Christmas photo from 1985. Click …
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Vermont documentary on heroin abuse available for free
It also seeks to educate young people and their parents about the dangers of opiate prescription drug and heroin use by drawing on the experiences of Will's father, Skip Gates, and a number of heroin addicts in recovery. The film is aimed at preventing …
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