Archive for the ‘Heroin Addiction’ Category
Fight With Heroin Addiction Leads Crystal Bonsel Along a Winding Road – Marion Star
Fight with heroin addiction leads Crystal Bonsel along a winding road – Marion Star
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Fight with heroin addiction leads Crystal Bonsel along a winding road
Marion Star Bonsel credits Marion's Family Court for helping her find addiction treatment and regaining custody of her son. Temple, a coordinator for Marion County Family Dependency Treatment Court, is also a mom and a recovering heroin addict who assists other … |
Heroin Addiction – Google News
Heroin overdose seminar in Swedesboro addresses naloxone use – NJ.com
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Heroin overdose seminar in Swedesboro addresses naloxone use
NJ.com SWEDESBORO — Amid reports out of Camden that the heroin trade is producing scores of overdoses, a group of Gloucester County residents are gathered in a first-floor conference room at the Swedesboro Public Library on Saturday to take a proactive … |
Commentary: Legalize Pot? Don't Even Consider It
Commentary: Legalize pot? Don't even consider it
The percentage of drug problems related to marijuana has more than doubled recently, and that's especially acute among those ages 18 to 30. Nearly half of the people admitted for substance abuse treatment in 2010 from that age group reported regular …
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Marijuana Decriminalization Sends a Better Message Than the Drug War
People living in the Netherlands, famous for its relaxed marijuana laws, actually use marijuana about half as much as Americans and far less than their European neighbors. When asked how this could be, the Dutch Minister of Health explained, "We have …
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Children caught in net as addiction to online video games increases
The Netherlands – no stranger to leading the way on difficult social issues – opened the first residential clinic in Europe for the treatment of compulsive young online gamers in Amsterdam in 2006. Increase The latest Dutch report has collated …
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Anguish Spurs Moms of Heroin Addicts to Speak Out
Anguish spurs moms of heroin addicts to speak out
One woman's son died of an overdose, while another's suffered brain damage; now, they want other parents to hear about the horrors of heroin addiction
Heroin Addiction – Yahoo News Search Results
Statistics show heroin overdose claimed 24 in Chesco last year
The Chester County District Attorney’s Office released a package of statistics Wednesday that offered a chilling look at an ongoing deadly heroin epidemic facing the region and the nation at large.
Heroin Addiction – Yahoo News Search Results
Heroin Overdose Brings Felony Charges Against Teen
Heroin overdose brings felony charges against teen
… a basement bedroom from an apparent heroin overdose. Devies said the grandmother noticed a syringe near Ramage, who he said has a past history of drug abuse, and officers found other physical evidence, confiscating some contraband and cellphones.
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Watch: In Taking on Its Heroin Crisis, Vermont Shoots Itself in the Foot – Al Jazeera America (Blog)
Watch: In taking on its heroin crisis, Vermont shoots itself in the foot – Al Jazeera America (blog)
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Watch: In taking on its heroin crisis, Vermont shoots itself in the foot
Al Jazeera America (blog) In the heart of New England ski country, heroin is almost as easy to find as a scoop of ice cream. The number of Vermonters seeking treatment for heroin addiction has soared more than 770 percent since 2000. In 2013, there were twice as many deaths in … |
Anguish Spurs Moms of Heroin Addicts to Speak Out – CBS News
Anguish spurs moms of heroin addicts to speak out – CBS News
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Anguish spurs moms of heroin addicts to speak out
CBS News "Here" is dealing with their sons' heroin addiction. CBS News met Susan Cyr the day after she buried her son Eric, dead of an overdose at 32. "Everybody says he is at peace," Cyr says. "But I am in the nightmare." Lori Gonsalves discovered her son … |