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Heroin Addicts Face Barriers to Treatment – SFGate

Heroin addicts face barriers to treatment – SFGate


SFGate

Heroin addicts face barriers to treatment
SFGate
NEW YORK (AP) — As the ranks of heroin users rise, increasing numbers of addicts are looking for help but are failing to find it — because there are no beds in packed facilities, treatment is hugely expensive and insurance companies won't pay for
From cost and coverage to finding a free bed, heroin addicts face barriers to Minneapolis Star Tribune

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A Look at Heroin Use, Deaths in Some US States – ABC News


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A Look at Heroin Use, Deaths in Some US States
ABC News
In and around Cleveland, heroin-related overdoses killed 195 people last year, shattering the previous record. Some Ohio police chiefs say heroin is easier for kids to get than beer. In Missouri, admissions to treatment programs for heroin addiction
Heroin use, treatment on rise in IndianaWTHI
Heroin use, deaths on the rise in UtahDaily Herald
Heroin use in Oregon: Portland's Central City Concern claims high treatment The Oregonian
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In Durham, one woman’s struggle with heroin addiction – News & Observer

In Durham, one woman's struggle with heroin addiction
News & Observer
DURHAM — Heroin may be a new drug for some who are switching from prescription painkillers. It is not new to April Elizabeth. Elizabeth, 32, is a heroin addict. She grew up in East Durham in a family ravaged by drugs – a father she described as a

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Hero Inside: Fairview Heights rapper takes aim at heroin addiction – Belleville News Democrat


Belleville News Democrat

Hero Inside: Fairview Heights rapper takes aim at heroin addiction
Belleville News Democrat
"People are ashamed (of heroin use)," said Daniel Horrell, 24, of Lebanon, a rock and blues singer with Doorway. "The families are ashamed. The addicts are ashamed. They go to these Narcotics Anonymous meetings, but it's kind of underground. We want to …

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