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Prescription Pill Abuse Leading to Heroin Addiction in Indy – Fox 59

Prescription pill abuse leading to heroin addiction in Indy – Fox 59

Prescription pill abuse leading to heroin addiction in Indy
Fox 59
INDIANAPOLIS — You might not think of pain pills as a gateway drug, but that's the case in Indiana today. “Once you get more dependent on those drugs and the supply starts cutting off, then you have to turn to another source because you've really

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Editorial: Heroin addiction may start in our medicine cabinets – Albany Democrat Herald

Editorial: Heroin addiction may start in our medicine cabinets
Albany Democrat Herald
The economics of drug addiction tell much of the rest of the story: An addiction that may start with a well-meaning prescription of an opiate for pain may turn to heroin after the prescription runs out. And heroin typically is cheaper – and easier to

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Heroin Use, Deaths Getting Attention of Pierce, Thurston Officials – KING5.com

Heroin use, deaths getting attention of Pierce, Thurston officials – KING5.com

Heroin use, deaths getting attention of Pierce, Thurston officials
KING5.com
Those are the reasons blamed for a sharp increase in heroin use and heroin-related deaths across Washington. Those trends have the attention of elected officials in Pierce and Thurston counties. Sheriffs from the respective counties met with the mayors

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The five point plan to battle heroin: Increase funding for addiction treatment beyond the Obama administration's level of $ 1.8 billion. Increase federal support for a law enforcement crackdown on heroin trafficking Increase funding to prevent heroin and prescription drug abuse Promote community collaboration among social agencies Increase availability of Naloxone, a heroin overdose drugs that …
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NJ Panel Issues Recommendations To Combat ‘Skyrocketing’ Heroin Use
The Governor's Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse says the use of heroin and prescription opiates in New Jersey is "skyrocketing."
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Nozzolio, Seward to serve on heroin and opioid addiction task force
Two Cayuga County state senators were named to a panel Monday that will develop a legislative plan to address heroin and opioid addiction. 
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Anti-Heroin Bill Awaits Action in House

Anti-heroin bill awaits action in House
According to the Kentucky Office of Drug Control Policy, addicts have increasingly turned to heroin in the past three years as the state has cracked down on “pill mills” — passing sweeping legislation in 2012 — and pharmaceutical companies have made …
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Pa. Legislature considers bill to combat rising heroin overdoses
With heroin-related overdoses on the rise in parts of Pennsylvania, state lawmakers moved Tuesday to give drug users, first responders and families tools to prevent more deaths. A House Human Services Committee unanimously passed a bipartisan bill that …
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Prescription drug abuse an all-too-familiar story
Every 25 minutes someone in the U.S. dies from an overdose, and prescription drugs are the most commonly abused substances after marijuana and alcohol, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Colts owner Jim Irsay has admitted prescription …
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NJ Task Force Releases Report on Heroin, Opiate Addiction; Reforms Could Begin … – the Star-Ledger

NJ task force releases report on heroin, opiate addiction; reforms could begin … – The Star-Ledger

NJ task force releases report on heroin, opiate addiction; reforms could begin
The Star-Ledger
A statewide task force created to combat the surge in prescription painkiller and heroin abuse that has gripped New Jersey in recent years released a report today calling for major reforms and officials say some of the initiatives could begin as early
NJ Panel Issues Recommendations To Combat 'Skyrocketing' Heroin UseCBS Local
Task force to release report on heroin, opiate addiction in New JerseyNorthJersey.com
Report takes on New Jersey's heroin, pill problemThe Herald | HeraldOnline.com

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Heroin addict admits to bank robberies – Daily Local News

Wisconsin Senate Passes Heroin Bill

Wisconsin Senate passes heroin bill
The other would require state health officials to create regional opiate treatment centers in underserved areas. The bills are sponsored by Republican Rep. John Nygren, whose daughter has struggled with heroin use. Four other Nygren-sponsored bills …
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New drug treatment facility proposed
Last month, Catholic Charities said it would cease using Parmadale Institute as a residential treatment center for troubled youths, but it will continue other social service programs there, including mental health services. WKYC-TV. Monica Robins, WKYC …
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