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New Faces of Heroin Addiction Require Our Attention – Las Vegas Review-Journal (Blog)
New faces of heroin addiction require our attention – Las Vegas Review-Journal (blog)
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New faces of heroin addiction require our attention
Las Vegas Review-Journal (blog) To learn about the latest twist in the story of heroin addiction in America, you needn't read headlines about a Hollywood star's fatal overdose or his “tragic final days.” Just check your medicine cabinet. A clue might be found right there on the shelf … Guest column: Swiss model helps curb heroin addiction Heroin scourge cuts across cultural and economic barriers Expand use of heroin antidote |
Heroin Addiction – Google News
Celebrities and Heroin Addiction: How It Happens – ABC News
Methadone Project Hope for Drug Addicts
Methadone project hope for drug addicts
Methadone is a synthetic opioid that helps treat heroin dependence by controlling withdrawal symptoms. It's administered once daily in structured settings — and people who are seeking to reduce dependence on street heroin may be highly motivated to …
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Deaths from heroin in New London, Norwich doubled in 2013
The number of people who died from heroin overdoses in New London and Norwich doubled last year, a jolting statistic that local hospital and substance abuse treatment officials attribute to what appears to be a rise in heroin use. At least 20 combined …
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Heroin Stalks Main Street
Heroin Stalks Main Street
Addiction to pain pills often leads to use of heroin because of its low cost. One hit can cost as little as $ 10. Len is a young adult and a life-long Philipstown resident. A former heroin user, he also beat his addiction through treatment. While on …
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Phoenix man recovering from heroin addiction, sibling still struggling
If you had no clue about heroin, you would ask, 'Do you need some cough medicine or something?' " Alex eventually had a $ 60-a-day heroin addiction. It also cost his job and a girlfriend. After four years, he'd had enough. "I decided it's not worth it …
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CONNOLLY: Consider the Big Picture
CONNOLLY: Consider the big picture
The effects of heroin use are not limited to the user alone. While heroin can be deadly to the user, heroin dealing has the potential to rip apart a city or a community. Open-air drug markets in cities such as Wilmington, Delaware and Camden, New …
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Michael Murphy calls for regional approach to heroin epidemic
“Heroin use has had a devastating effect on the City of Milwaukee and surrounding communities,” Alderman Hamilton said. “It is now imperative that we take a regional approach to stemming the impact of this drug – a drug that doesn't recognize municipal …
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Geoff Calkins: ‘Rampant’ Heroin Use Leaves Grim Memphis Carnage – Memphis Commercial Appeal
Geoff Calkins: ‘Rampant’ heroin use leaves grim Memphis carnage – Memphis Commercial Appeal
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Geoff Calkins: 'Rampant' heroin use leaves grim Memphis carnage
Memphis Commercial Appeal Meghan Dawkins and her son, Cameron, enjoy an afternoon at Central Park in Southaven. Using heroin during her pregnancy, Dawkins delivered Cameron a month early. Even then, nobody knew about the heroin. A week later, the baby had a seizure. |
Heroin Addiction – Google News
KTLA Morning News hosts Dr. Howard Samuels to discuss heroin addiction and Phillip Seymour Hoffman – The recent death of Phillip Seymour Hoffman sparks a wide discussion on the rise in heroin addiction again on KTLA’s morning news and features addiction expe…
Afghan Spirit Burns Strong Amid Ashes of Despair
Afghan spirit burns strong amid ashes of despair
Hundreds of men and boys were dotted around the complex, walking sluggishly or sitting staring into nothingness, like an army of zombies. 1; 2 · 3 · Next ›. Wed, Jan 29, 2014, 01:00. First published: Wed, Jan 29, 2014, 01:00. Please enable JavaScript …
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