Archive for the ‘Heroin Detox’ Category
Philip Seymour Hoffman Dead: Actor Dies at 46 in New York Apartment
Philip Seymour Hoffman Dead: Actor Dies At 46 In New York Apartment
“It's pretty apparent that it was an overdose," the official confirmed. "The syringe was in his arm.” It was reported in May 2013 that Hoffman underwent drug detox treatment for substances including heroin. Hoffman also battled drug abuse in his early …
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The Heroin Mystique – Boston Globe
The heroin mystique – Boston Globe
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The heroin mystique
Boston Globe Heroin use in the United States doubled between 2003 and 2011. During about the same period, fatal heroin overdoses jumped 46 percent; last year, 4.5 million people tried heroin for the first time. In Massachusetts, 60 percent of those admitted to … |
Heroin Detoxification Facilities in Rhode Island – http://heroindetox.net/heroin-detox-centers-in-rhode-island/ Heroin Detoxification Centers in Rhode Island are greatly worried about the dangerous drug pract…
Special Report: Powerful Additive Leads to Spate of Heroin Overdose Deaths – Norwich Bulletin
Special Report: Powerful additive leads to spate of heroin overdose deaths – Norwich Bulletin
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Special Report: Powerful additive leads to spate of heroin overdose deaths
Norwich Bulletin Drug overdose deaths in Eastern Connecticut are skyrocketing. Officials are worried about the increasingly devastating impact of heroin in the region, and there has been a new, recent twist — heroin that is spiked with a potent painkiller for a lethal … |
Heroin Overdose 'Cure' Exists, but Can Users Find It?
Heroin Overdose 'Cure' Exists, But Can Users Find It?
Heroin Overdose 'Cure' Exists, But Can Users Find It? By Andrew Blankstein …. The picture in some other cities that initiated naloxone programs in the early 2000s –including Chicago, New York and Philadelphia – is more complicated. After initially …
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After Hoffman death, look at drug use in area
While reports show heroin-related deaths in Philadelphia doubled between 2010 and 2012, city health officials said Monday they had received no reports of deaths from heroin with fentanyl. "We are not aware of any … "We do a really good job …
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Penn program helps formerly incarcerated re-enter society
But he worried that the emotional struggle of a complete detox would lead him back to heroin, so he decided that he needed to return to jail to get clean. “I told [the public … On any given day, there are 9,000 people in Philadelphia jails, Collins …
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Recovering Addicts: 'There'S an Epidemic on Long Island'
Recovering Addicts: 'There's An Epidemic on Long Island'
As heroin use surges and addiction claims lives across Long Island, public health officials and treatment facilities are struggling to provide hope and life-saving services. In Riverhead, on the East End, the battle has taken on personal meaning for …
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A Rise in Heroin Usage – Big Country Homepage
A Rise in Heroin Usage – Big Country Homepage
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A Rise in Heroin Usage
Big Country Homepage "The people coming in for our detox unit, we look at their heroin, methadone and prescription drug usage, and those are all opiats,” explains Wier. “And they detox in the same way. All three of those were beginning to rise and on the increase every … |
Sheriff Cousins calls for more detox beds – Eagle-Tribune
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Sheriff Cousins calls for more detox beds
Eagle-Tribune Massachusetts has the highest rate of heroin users in New England, a problem that part of the state's criminal justice challenges.This year, the state Senate has formed its own special committee to study drug addiction and treatment options in … |
A mother reaches out to understand heroin addiction – River Towns