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Heroin: A Story of Grief and Hope
Heroin: A story of grief and hope
by Justin Platek and Marty Radovanic ROCKWOOD, Pa. — Lisa Calkins-Wright sits on the couch inside her Rockwood home. It's a log cabin with intricate woodwork and high ceilings. A loft is situated above the main living space, a Christmas tree still stands weeks after the holiday passed. …
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A 'beast' That Won't Let Go
A 'beast' that won't let go
Middle school physical education teacher Hans Fester, right, thanks local business owner Tom Kaiser, who visited the Sauk Prairie area from Chaska, Minn., and was a last-minute guest speaker at a heroin awareness program held Feb. 18 at Sauk Prairie …
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Mary Walsh Speech Nails What's Wrong With How We View Mental Illness
… Depression</a> <a href="http://www.health.com/health/gallery/0,,20320942,00.html" target="_hplink">Boost Your Mood Naturally</a> <a href="http://www.health.com/health/gallery/0,,20521449,00.html" target="_hplink">12 Signs of Depression in Men</a> …
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Dino Bouterse and the plot to build a Hezbollah base in Suriname
But barriers – physical or cultural – have not kept the former Dutch colony entirely cut off from the outside world. During the Cold … According to the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, it ranks among South America's top five …
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Excerpts of Editorials From Illinois Newspapers
Excerpts of editorials from Illinois newspapers
Feb. 23, 2014 Chicago Sun-Times Heroin scourge begs for answers The hidden scourge of heroin addiction has been sneaking up on Illinois, and we need far better counter-measures before more people die needlessly. As state Rep. Lou Lang (D-Skokie) says, "What we are doing now …
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My Addiction, Through My Eyes Self-Portraits by Graham MacIndoe. – New York Magazine
My Addiction, Through My Eyes Self-portraits by Graham MacIndoe. – New York Magazine
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My Addiction, Through My Eyes Self-portraits by Graham MacIndoe.
New York Magazine He'd place a cheap digital camera on a table or bookshelf, set the self-timer to take a photo every so often, then turn his attention to the rituals of his habit: filling a crack pipe, cooking heroin, shooting up. Over time, he became more deliberate … |
Leaders Push for Expansion of Overdose-Reversal Drug
Leaders push for expansion of overdose-reversal drug
As suburban communities look to battle the problem of heroin abuse on all fronts, health and law enforcement leaders say they're working to build greater awareness of a drug that can counteract the effects of an overdose. It's called Narcan or Naloxone …
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Maine lawmakers give initial approval to wider use of overdose-halting drug
AUGUSTA, Maine — A legislative committee has approved a bill to put medication that counteracts the life-threatening effects of opiate overdose into the hands of police, firefighters and drug users' loved ones. In a party-line vote, members of the …
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Face of Heroin Addiction Changing – ABC 57 News
Face of heroin addiction changing – ABC 57 News
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Face of heroin addiction changing
ABC 57 News ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, Ind. — The face of a heroin addict is changing. It's no longer being used by someone on the street in a back alley. Now it's your neighbor or the mom driving this week's carpool. "It crosses all demographics. We're seeing people … |