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Mother Arrested After 3 Children Brave Freezing Cold Walk to Police Station

Mother Arrested After 3 Children Brave Freezing Cold Walk to Police Station
Katarina Short was arrested by local police after her three small children braved freezing temperatures to walk to the police station and ask for a ride to school. A young mom left her three kids home alone for over two hours. The oldest, a 5-year-old …
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Teens' brains make them more vulnerable to suicide
This is also when adolescents have a higher susceptibility to psychiatric disorders including depression, drug addiction, and schizophrenia. Dr. Mai Uchida, a child and adolescent psychiatrist at … In the second study — in which 62 subjects between …
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The Grand Budapest Hotel star Bob Balaban: I'm Hollywood's best-kept secret
Balaban, 68, can currently be seen in both filmmakers' latest pictures: Clooney's wartime drama The Monuments Men and Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel. Like a celluloid version of “Where's Wally?” you can play “Where's Bob?” amongst the …
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U.S. Attorney General Addresses Heroin, Prescription Drug Problem

U.S. Attorney General addresses heroin, prescription drug problem
For years, La Crosse law enforcement have been talking about the growing heroin problem in our community.  Monday, the country's top law enforcement officer says the problem is growing on a national scale.
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In spite of history
I first knowingly met a heroin user in 8th grade health class. Invited to talk about his addiction, the man described how his life was essentially run by his scheduled doses of methadone at a local clinic. I can still picture his gaunt face, wiry body, and cowboy boots.
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Prevalent Use of Drugs Among Youths

Prevalent Use Of Drugs Among Youths
In Katsina State, although the statistics are sketchy because most of the cases hardly get reported, there is widespread concern about drug abuse by youths, most of whom are in their teens. Only recently, the Katsina State command of NDLEA, while …
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Holder Calls Deaths From Heroin Overdoses an ‘Urgent and Growing Public Health … – Washington Post

Holder calls deaths from heroin overdoses an ‘urgent and growing public health … – Washington Post


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Holder calls deaths from heroin overdoses an 'urgent and growing public health
Washington Post
The Obama administration called attention on Monday to the nationwide surge in heroin abuse, with Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. saying a spike in overdoses from the deadly drug constitutes “an urgent and growing public health crisis.” In a video 
Holder urges use of drug to help in heroin ODsUSA TODAY
Attorney General Eric Holder Calls Heroin Addiction 'An Urgent And Growing ThinkProgress
US Attorney General addresses heroin, prescription drug problemWKBT La Crosse
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Indy’s heroin epidemic: It’s cheap, easy to get, deadly – Indianapolis Star

Heroin Overdoses Called Public Health Crisis

Heroin Overdoses Called Public Health Crisis
Attorney General Eric Holder's alarming ‘' public health crisis " concerning heroin overdoses comes as no surprise to those who are battling addiction and those who are trying to help addicts.
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Afternoons on 11: Beating Heroin addiction
(KPLR) – On Monday’s Afternoons on 11, a spike in heroin deaths across the United States hits home in the…
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Heroin, cocaine-related deaths up in Connecticut
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Accidental heroin and cocaine deaths rose sharply in Connecticut last year from the previous year, the medical examiner's office reported Monday, as Attorney General Eric Holder called an increase in heroin-related deaths nationwide a growing public health crisis.        
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AG Vows to Fight Rising Heroin Deaths

AG vows to fight rising heroin deaths
Concerned over the rise in heroin overdose deaths, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is vowing to increase efforts to fight what he called an "urgent public health crisis."
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Opiate Abuse- The Progression to Heroin Addiction – New Life House – Age-Specific Recovery for Men Sebastian M. shares his personal experience with and struggles with heroin addiction. Like many young adults a…