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Maine Lawmakers Consider Heroin Overdose Drug
Maine Lawmakers Consider Heroin Overdose Drug
Gideon's bill would make naloxone prescriptions more widely available to family members of opiate addicts and others who may find themselves in an emergency situation. For several years, drug overdose deaths in Maine have surpassed car accidents as …
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Heroin addicts facing barriers to treatment
NEW YORK — 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 inpatient …
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As overdoses bring new tragedies, two Staten Island events aim to combat drug …
Staten Islanders can participate in a DEA prescription drug take-back on April 26, and attend a forum May 2 addressing the scourge of heroin and prescription drug abuse. STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Two overdose deaths last month served as stark reminders of …
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Heroin Addicts Face Barriers to Treatment
Heroin addicts face barriers to treatment
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 inpatient rehab. EDITOR'S NOTE _ The death of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman underscored a troubling development: Heroin, long a scourge of the back …
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West Bridgewater Schools Educating Students on Dangers of Bath Salts
West Bridgewater schools educating students on dangers of bath salts
“Since I teach Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) in science class, I work closely with the science teacher, Mrs. Wentzel, in explaining the science of addiction and the brain, especially how it relates to tobacco, heroin and prescription opiates …
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April 7 Letters From Readers: Evaluate all local 'War on Drugs' programs
In 1971, President Nixon, declaring “War on Drugs,” requested congress to pass and fund legislation titled “Drug Abuse Prevention and Control” for the “… prevention of new addicts and the rehabilitation of those addicted.” Legislators, to “prevent …
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Antidote proves successful, but who gets it?
About 20 people, most of them related to overdose victims or people who currently abuse heroin, crowded into a clinic in February in Camden, a drug-plagued city across the Delaware River from Philadelphia, to learn about the antidote. Jane Stiuv, whose …
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The Numbers Vladimir Putin Doesn't Want You to See
The Numbers Vladimir Putin Doesn't Want You to See
Russia, meanwhile, has more heroin addicts than any other country. To become truly grossed out, one only has to go to the Web to see the damage of krokodil, a homemade opiate that heroin addicts in Russia shoot that rots their skin and organs from within.
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Advertisement. 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 …
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Heroin Addicts Face Barriers to Treatment – SFGate
Heroin addicts face barriers to treatment – SFGate
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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 … |
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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 Indiana Heroin use, deaths on the rise in Utah Heroin use in Oregon: Portland's Central City Concern claims high treatment … |
Heroin-Related Deaths Rising in Minnesota
Heroin-related deaths rising in Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Some states, including Minnesota, are reporting a rise in heroin use as many addicts shift from more costly and harder-to-get prescription opiates to this cheaper alternative. A look at what's happening in Minnesota: THE PROBLEM: Minnesota has seen an alarming rise in heroin-related deaths …
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