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Estate sues Montgomery County for inmate's 2011 death
Karaharisis had been undergoing detox at the time. Officials said there were no signs of drug use in her cell. The family of a Utah woman have sued a prison there in her death, noting that she died of dehydration while undergoing detox from drug addiction.
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Prescription pill abuse dropping among Kentucky youth
But some addiction experts and recovering addicts fear that one reason for the decline in prescription drug abuse may be that young people are instead choosing heroin. “The General … He said he got in trouble in school for smoking pot in the bathroom …
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Krokodil Loose in UK? Warning Signs Flesh-Eating Drug That Turns Skin to …
Speaking about why krokodil is becoming more popular, Harris said a shortage of heroin is leading drug dealers to turn to cheaper options: "There has been [a shortage of heroin] recently. We saw it historically; obviously we had the war efforts in …
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Ted Cruz and Obamacare critics clearly don't get it
She was talking about one last hit of heroin before entering detox. The thought of … Unlike Sonya, when I was battling a penchant for beer, I had many luxurious options: weeks away in a country estate or a private suite that offered family visits. I …
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Study: 'War On Drugs' Failed To Limit Or Control Drugs
“In the USA, the average inflation-adjusted and purity-adjusted prices of heroin, cocaine and cannabis decreased by 81%, 80% and 86%, respectively, between 1990 and 2007, whereas average purity increased by 60%, 11% and 161%, respectively. … The …
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ACA could help addicts get clean
“It's the chance to clean up and not use anymore, so I could live a stable life,” said 30-year-old Ashley Lore of Portsmouth, Ohio, who was jailed and lost custody of her 4-year-old daughter as a result of her heroin addiction. “If I get into treatment …
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The price of addiction: Portland docs prescribing opioids more cautiously (Series)
“We need to get them somewhere where they can get detox. It involves resources that are scarce.” Editors note: The price of addiction is an ongoing series looking at how prescription painkiller and heroin addiction is affecting Portland. Later this …
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The price of addiction: Prescription painkillers, heroin plague Portland (Series)
More than half of the people admitted into Central City Concern's detox program are opioid users, said Lynn Smith-Stott, who oversees all recovery programs for Central City Concern. A few prescription opioid stats: In 2012, there were 84 arrests in …
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Addiction Care Model Fails, More Study Urged
The patients randomized to receive chronic care management (CCM) had a 44% relapse rate compared with 42% among controls at 12 months (P=0.21), according to Richard Saitz, MD, MPH, of Boston Medical Center, and colleagues. … "These people are perhaps …
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The case for decriminalization
“Soft” drugs such as marijuana, which is considered to pose an “acceptable risk,” are technically illegal, but their sale is tolerated in licensed shops that must follow certain guidelines. For example, these shops … Statistics show 497 overdose …
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Iain Hunter: Women get second-class treatment
Iain Hunter: Women get second-class treatment … He described a case in which sheriff's officers refused to take a heroin addict held overnight in the Victoria jail for an appointed court appearance because she was suffering withdrawal and vomiting …
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Wife's illness, husband's addiction led to robberies
Taylor sought help to get off the drugs, his attorney wrote, but when he lost his job in Utah and had to move the family to Wisconsin for another one in 2012, it threw off the methadone treatment he had been receiving. Desperate to avoid the …
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