Northern New England Tackles Growing Drug Problem – TheNewsTribune.com
Northern New England tackles growing drug problem – TheNewsTribune.com
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Northern New England tackles growing drug problem
TheNewsTribune.com In neighboring Vermont, the number of heroin overdose deaths last year doubled from nine to 17. The number of babies treated for opiate withdrawal syndrome at Vermont hospitals has increased tenfold since 2002, according to the state health department. |
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Babies born addicted growing problem across Western Pennsylvania – Tribune-Review
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Babies born addicted growing problem across Western Pennsylvania
Tribune-Review Some of the mothers are Westmoreland County jail inmates. In 2013, 32 inmates tested positive for pregnancy; 13 were sent to Magee to start drug withdrawal treatment, said Warden John Walton. “Most of it is heroin (use),” he said. Westmoreland County … |