For La Crosse Woman, Heroin Addiction Broke Apart Her Family
For La Crosse Woman, Heroin Addiction Broke Apart Her Family
Gina was prescribed drugs to help her recover. Soon after, her 14 year-old son was diagnosed with cancer, then her teenage daughter got pregnant. To cover up that pain, she started taking more pills, then eventually turned to the cheaper alternative …
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The FDA dithers as prescription painkillers claim more lives
Every year, these blockbuster pharmaceuticals cause more deaths than cocaine and heroin combined—and the toll is rising fast. The government's latest figures show that opioid pain relievers killed 16,600 Americans (10,000 men and 6,600 women) in 2010 …
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Alabama should replace failed 'war on drugs' incarceration strategy with …
These prescription pain-killers are in the same narcotic family as morphine and heroin. Drugs like hydrocodone, oxycodone, tramadol and fentanyl. … Many people get their pills legitimately with a prescription, but others discover that there is vast …
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