Police Soon Will Carry Heroin Antidote
Police soon will carry heroin antidote
Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato, who spearheaded the project, said he also wants to get the word out that anyone who lives with a person who is battling heroin addiction also is permitted to have Narcan in their home, per a state law …
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Pittsburgh area warned of home-made 'krokodil' heroin
No laboratory-confirmed cases of desomorphine abuse have been reported in the United States, but authorities in several states, including Arizona, Massachusetts and Illinois, reported what they believe is exposure to the drug. Though the recent cases …
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GUEST OPINION: Some welfare reform ideas are impractical
Do we take away over such a commonly used drug that society is increasingly permissive of? How about someone with a drug addiction that is in treatment but has relapsed? We know that drug addiction isn't something that is easily cured by deterrence; it …
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Mass. activists push to fully legalize marijuana
Bill Downing, a member of Bay State Repeal, said the state should legalize marijuana for many reasons, especially since the use of marijuana no longer carries the stigma it once did and many people smoke the drug despite laws against it. ''That's the …
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