On Way to Disaster, a Life of Wrong Turns
On way to disaster, a life of wrong turns
Often they came because Cheri said she needed help controlling her children. They were fighting or had run away. …. One minute she was withdrawn and the next arrogant, telling tall tales about her fancy house in Seabrook and the fancy clothes in her …
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Drug treatment funding in Maine is falling, but demand is greater than ever
Those who have been able to get into treatment often trade heroin for methadone or suboxone, synthetic versions of opiates that do not provide a high but allow addicts to avoid sickness from withdrawal. While they are not considered treatment on their …
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Washington Supports the Multibillion Dollar Trade in Heroin? UN Report …
“As we approach 2014 and the withdrawal of international forces from the country, the results of the Afghanistan Opium Survey 2013 should be taken for what they are – a warning, and an urgent call to action,” said the UNODC chief. The link between …
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Flanagan asking state to allow Fall River police officers to carry overdose …
FALL RIVER — Mayor William Flanagan said Thursday he requested the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to allow city police officers to carry naloxone, a nasal spray that reverses heroin and other opioid overdoses. Calling drug overdoses an …
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