Markey, Obama Adviser Propose Heightened Efforts to Battle Heroin Use in Taunton
Markey, Obama adviser propose heightened efforts to battle heroin use in Taunton
President Barack Obama's top adviser on drug control policy, R. Gil Kerlikowske, came to Taunton on Monday morning in support of efforts to reduce fatal heroin overdoses and improve the public health system and substance abuse treatment. “In my travels …
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Heroin Addiction's Fraught History
Bayer advertised liquid heroin as the best cure for your child's bronchitis. At a time when tuberculosis was responsible for 1 in 4 of all deaths , heroin was said to ensure an immaculate bill of respiratory health. Meanwhile its relatives—morphine …
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