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Fairfax Mother of Young Heroin Addict: ‘There Were Clues. but We Had No Clue.’ – Washington Post
Fairfax mother of young heroin addict: ‘There were clues. But we had no clue.’ – Washington Post
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Fairfax mother of young heroin addict: 'There were clues. But we had no clue.'
Washington Post The sentencing last week of a D.C. heroin dealer whose drugs killed three other young adults in Fairfax has cast a harsh light on the problem of addiction in Washington's suburbs. Even in this affluent, well-educated area, young people are jeopardizing … |
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5 ways to help heroin addicts – Washington Post
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5 ways to help heroin addicts
Washington Post With heroin deaths on the rise throughout the region, and police in the suburbs saying they are seeing the drug more and more, addicts and their families — along with health and law enforcement officials — are looking for help. More arrests are not … |
Bain Capital Sees Opportunity in Methadone Clinics
Bain Capital sees opportunity in methadone clinics
Clinics like this one on Topeka Street in Boston can be lifesavers for addicts trying to kick heroin or other opiates. Reports of heroin overdoses and deaths are on the rise as cheap and potent versions of the drug — sometimes laced with the pain …
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Heroin a growing threat across US, police say
»Back to Story. Heroin a growing threat across US, police say. Drugs are prepared by a user addicted to heroin on Feb. 6 in St. Johnsbury Vermont. Fri Apr 18, 2014 1:41PM. Share | Email | Print. Heroin and other opiate addiction is now claiming more …
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Heroin Use on the Rise Among Teens and Adolescents
Heroin use on the rise among teens and adolescents
No parent wants to imagine his or her child engaging in recreational drug use, but suburban areas are experiencing a noticeable uptick in heroin usage among teenagers. Once deemed a “city drug,” heroin is now infiltrating suburban hamlets, where more and more children are experimenting with this potentially deadly drug. Teenagers often aspire to emulate Read More… The post Heroin use on the …
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Former UK drugs advisor to speak at”dream drug” heroin treatment centre
Professor David Nutt says naltrexone can allow heroin addicts “live a normal life”.
Heroin Addiction – Yahoo News Search Results
Meet the new face of heroin in Central New York
Recovering heroin addict, Wendi Owens, shares her story of addiction as she reaches her six month sobriety milestone.
Heroin Addiction – Yahoo News Search Results
Videos: Elizabeth Cook and the Del McCoury Band Withstand Shakori Hills Rain
Videos: Elizabeth Cook and The Del McCoury Band withstand Shakori Hills rain
"Heroin Addict Sister," a song off her 2010 release Welder, brought the Meadow crowd near silence. As the rain began to fall, Cook decided to offer tribute to another Florida artist, John Anderson, by performing one of his more popular tunes, "Wild and …
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Damon Albarn drugs abuse: Blur frontman claims he found heroin 'initially very …
Damon Albarn has claimed that he found using heroin “initially very agreeable” and described his history of drug abuse as “part of me growing up”. Just weeks after the Blur frontman controversially said that he felt the Class A substance made him …
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Fairfax Mother of Young Heroin Addict: ‘There Were Clues. but We Had No Clue.’ – Washington Post
Fairfax mother of young heroin addict: ‘There were clues. But we had no clue.’ – Washington Post
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Fairfax mother of young heroin addict: 'There were clues. But we had no clue.'
Washington Post The sentencing last week of a D.C. heroin dealer whose drugs killed three other young adults in Fairfax has cast a harsh light on the problem of addiction in Washington's suburbs. Even in this affluent, well-educated area, young people are jeopardizing … |
Heroin Addiction – Google News
Heroin Addiction and Overdose – Guardian Liberty Voice
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Heroin Addiction and Overdose
Guardian Liberty Voice When actor Philip Seymour Hoffman passed away due to a drug overdose on Feb 2, 2014, the scourge of heroin was revisited by the nation. Opinions varied widely on the nature of heroin addiction and overdose. Some couldn't understand how a man who … |
Medication an Effective Tool in Fighting Addiction
Medication an effective tool in fighting addiction
All three of these medications have success rates around 50 percent after three months when the patient also participates in counseling. Research also shows, chillingly, that over 90 percent of those with opioid addiction relapse without the sustained …
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Heroin: Relatively cheap, drug's use is rising on Whidbey
It's difficult to find statistics that give a meaningful picture of current heroin usage in the community; in fact, many officials say the lack of hard data makes it more difficult to respond to the perceived problem, though state and national …
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