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RX Painkillers Drive Heroin Use in Saugerties – Saugerties Times

RX painkillers drive heroin use in Saugerties – Saugerties Times


Saugerties Times

RX painkillers drive heroin use in Saugerties
Saugerties Times
The sharp increase in the use of prescription opiates and heroin across the Northeast has not spared Saugerties. Of the 34 arrested in last week's drug sweep, five of the seven Saugerties suspects were arrested for opiate possession— two for heroin

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‘Epidemic’ of heroin addiction facing state, house committee hears – Chicago Daily Herald

'Epidemic' of heroin addiction facing state, house committee hears
Chicago Daily Herald
This was the second of four meetings being held around Illinois to get ideas for legislative fixes that might help stem the growing tide of heroin addiction, overdose and death in Illinois. "This is a plague that is spreading," said Harris, of

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County officials praise heroin addiction program – The Rock River Times


The Rock River Times

County officials praise heroin addiction program
The Rock River Times
A pilot program that uses medication to address heroin and other opiate addiction is showing promising results for defendants in the Winnebago County Adult Drug Court program, according to court officials. The program helps participants avoid relapse, …

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Oakland County Sheriff: Heroin use increasing ‘dramatically,’ arrests up 300 … – MLive.com

Oakland County Sheriff: Heroin use increasing 'dramatically,' arrests up 300
MLive.com
… Sheriff: Heroin use increasing 'dramatically,' arrests up 300 percent this year. Heroin town hall Pontiac. Members of Bryan's Hope, a nonprofit dedicated to heroin and opiate prevention and education, at a town hall meeting in Pontiac about heroin
Bouchard: Heroin has infiltrated every Oakland County communityHometownlife.com
Oakland County Hosts Forum To Address Growing Heroin EpidemicCBS Local
Oakland County authorities address heroin 'epidemic' at forumThe Detroit News

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