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Report Shows Heroin Use Reaching Epidemic Proportions in NH – WMUR Manchester

Report shows heroin use reaching epidemic proportions in NH – WMUR Manchester


WMUR Manchester

Report shows heroin use reaching epidemic proportions in NH
WMUR Manchester
"It is clear from forensics data and recent spikes on overdoses and deaths that we are in the midst of an epidemic of heroin use, and law enforcement alone simply cannot solve this complex issue," said New Hampshire State Police Co. Robert Quinn.
Report: Heroin Addiction Reaching 'Epidemic' Levels In New HampshireNew Hampshire Public Radio
Cheaper, more available than prescription drugs, heroin addiction now an The Union Leader
NH report highlights growing heroin problemBoston.com

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The heroin blues: A story about love, addiction and loss – Capital Times (blog)

The heroin blues: A story about love, addiction and loss
Capital Times (blog)
Many of Nathan's friends and colleagues were alarmed to read Facebook updates about losing his girlfriend – like Nathan, a Madison-area native – to a heroin overdose and his own struggles with addiction earlier this winter. In early February, he posted

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Junkies Have 14X Higher Mortality Rate Than the General Population

Junkies Have 14X Higher Mortality Rate Than The General Population
Faced with the difficulty of directly quantifying the deaths related to cocaine based on general mortality statistics, the researchers compared mortality rates among a group of heroin and cocaine users with that of people among the general population …
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Despite Philip Seymour Hoffman, There Is No Heroin Crisis
Yet as my colleague at Reason, Jacob Sullum, was quick to document, the government statistics that track heroin use show absolutely no increase in regular use of the drug. According to the 2012 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (the … even if …
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Forum Looks at Prescription Heroin

Forum looks at prescription heroin
Jeff Tumaneng, Harley Adams, and Dale Hardy want debate about heroin addiction in forum in Maple Ridge, March 4 at Riverside Centre Auditorium.
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The heroin blues: A story about love, addiction and loss
In the sordid, voyeuristic details to emerge from the presumed heroin overdose death of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, I hear echoes from my own recent life.
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Police, professionals to discuss heroin in state
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Law enforcement officials, legislators and medical professionals are gathering in Charleston to discuss what they call a rising tide of heroin addiction in West Virginia.Todays round table is being organized by U.S. Attorney Booth Good…
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The Heroin Blues: A Story About Love, Addiction and Loss – Capital Times (Blog)

The heroin blues: A story about love, addiction and loss – Capital Times (blog)

The heroin blues: A story about love, addiction and loss
Capital Times (blog)
Many of Nathan's friends and colleagues were alarmed to read Facebook updates about losing his girlfriend – like Nathan, a Madison-area native – to a heroin overdose and his own struggles with addiction earlier this winter. In early February, he posted

Heroin Addiction – Google News

Finding a H.O.P.E.-Ful Solution to Heroin Epidemic – Chippewa Herald

Finding a H.O.P.E.-ful solution to heroin epidemic – Chippewa Herald

Finding a H.O.P.E.-ful solution to heroin epidemic
Chippewa Herald
Two Hudson residents who have been directly affected by heroin shared their personal stories of addiction and tragedy at legislative public hearings. Karen Hale lost her daughter, Alysa, to a heroin overdose and is now devoting her time and energy to

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Mother shares story of sons’ heroin addiction – A central Indiana mother is sharing her story, as she deals with her twin sons’ heroin addiction.


DuPage County Experts Discuss Surge of Heroin Abuse – Patch.com

DuPage County Experts Discuss Surge of Heroin Abuse – Patch.com

DuPage County Experts Discuss Surge of Heroin Abuse
Patch.com
The newspaper columnist was one on a panel of experts that took part in a wide ranging discussion about the surge of heroin use in the Fox Valley at Naperville's Yellow Box Christian Community Church on Monday morning. The upshot: There is a lot more 

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