Archive for the ‘Heroin Detox’ Category
An Addict's Hell
An addict's hell
The father of four children was struck and killed by a truck last week along U.S. 23 after he had walked away from Flower Hospital, where he had sought help to detoxify. Ms. Shirey believes her son committed suicide. Opiates can become an … Still …
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OUR OPINION: We Must Coordinate Our Efforts to Prevent Overdoses
OUR OPINION: We must coordinate our efforts to prevent overdoses
On Tuesday, what did get everyone's attention was the state police announcement that 185 human beings in Massachusetts have overdosed on heroin and died since Nov. … “Private insurers must provide funding as well,” said Keenan, “whether through …
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‘Pills to Heroin’ Session Details Drugs’ Impact – Cape May County Herald (Press Release)
‘Pills to Heroin’ Session Details Drugs’ Impact – Cape May County Herald (press release)
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'Pills to Heroin' Session Details Drugs' Impact
Cape May County Herald (press release) Donna Verdade, member of the Dennis Township Board of Education, noted that more needs to be done to bring attention to the many addiction, detox, and counseling programs offered by local organizations such as Cape Counseling Services, the Family … |
Heroin Overdose Can Be Prevented, But It Requires a Plan – Huffington Post
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Heroin Overdose Can Be Prevented, But It Requires a Plan
Huffington Post Overdose deaths are frequently the result of using heroin after a period of sobriety. People who use heroin regularly develop a tolerance for it (they require larger doses to get the same effects). Then when they stop using for a time, often in rehab … |
OUR OPINION: We Must Coordinate Our Efforts to Prevent Overdoses – the Patriot Ledger
OUR OPINION: We must coordinate our efforts to prevent overdoses – The Patriot Ledger
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OUR OPINION: We must coordinate our efforts to prevent overdoses
The Patriot Ledger On Tuesday, what did get everyone's attention was the state police announcement that 185 human beings in Massachusetts have overdosed on heroin and died since Nov. 1, 2013. Since they don't collect data on overdoses in Boston, Springfield or … |
The Final Days of Alana Filippenko
The final days of Alana Filippenko
She went to rehab and afterward, "there were times that she would try to be good," a friend and fellow heroin user told Jones. Other times, Alana would save her pills and use them for a "fix" if she … According to the New Hampshire Bureau of Drug and …
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Hoffman, 46, was found dead on February 2 in his 000-a-month West Village …
O'Connor made her announcement on the same day that it was announced that her son's death was caused by an acute mixed drug intoxication of heroin, cocaine, benzodiazepines and amphetamine. Police outside the … Hoffman's tragic death came less than a …
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Deadly New Drug Raising Concerns in WNC – Black Mountain News
Deadly new drug raising concerns in WNC – Black Mountain News
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Deadly new drug raising concerns in WNC
Black Mountain News Smart said local law enforcement officers have seen just “a slight increase in criminal cases where we have seized heroin.” But at the Neil Dobbins Center, a crisis stabilization and detox center in Asheville, workers have seen a spike in heroin use in … |
Overdoses spur plea from mothers for more treatment – Boston Globe
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Overdoses spur plea from mothers for more treatment
Boston Globe The sheer size of the death toll — coupled with the passing of Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, who had a potent mix of drugs, including heroin, in his system — has cast the narcotic into the public spotlight as a burgeoning public health … |