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Alcohol for chronic, homeless alcoholics
… addiction on the city's notorious Downtown Eastside. "I was living on the streets and I was drinking Listerine and rubbing alcohol," Valerie said in a video shot by staff at the Portland Hotel Society, one of five groups across Canada that has …
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Hundreds rally against ferry cuts
… addiction on the city's notorious Downtown Eastside. "I was living on the streets and I was drinking Listerine and rubbing alcohol," Valerie said in a video shot by staff at the Portland Hotel Society, one of five groups across Canada that has …
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Heroin addict knows it's slowly killing her – but she can't quit
"Katherine" doesn't have the stomach to inject herself, so she needs her partner to handle the needle.
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New York cops million worth of heroin seized in raid, some bags stamped ‘NFL’ –

Heroin overdose deaths surging across the state – Taunton Daily Gazette

Heroin overdose deaths surging across the state Taunton Daily Gazette "Most of the kids who are using Percocet and heroin who come in to see us are not getting high from heroin anymore," Shrand said. "They're using it so they don't go into withdrawal." State police spokesman David Procopio said there has recently been a … and more »

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Woman gets attention from video warning against dangers of heroin – Woman gets attention from video warning against dangers of heroin.

Aptos forum details dangers of prescription drug abuse
Other kids start taking narcotics found in their parents' medicine chests, or accept a pill offered at a party by another teen. Narcotics such as Oxcontin, Oxycodone, … Dependency can happen in a relatively short time, and once that occurs users need …
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Lawmakers warn of growing heroin problem
"I became a prisoner to the drugs, I had then developed a tolerance to pills and addiction is expensive," McHale added. "It was then suggested that I try heroin, a cheaper and more potent drug, … Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz, D–Brooklyn, said …
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Lawmakers Poised To Expand Access To Heroin Reversal Drug
The head of Connecticut's Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services on Wednesday urged legislators to expand access to a heroin reversal drug, two days after U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder called attention to a rise in opioid overdose deaths and said first responders should carry naloxone, or Narcan, the antidote used to counter the effects of an overdose.        
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Mom sues after failed drug test over poppy seeds
Opiates like heroin are made from poppies, which is why the seeds can result in false positives on drug tests. But Devore … Within hours of her daughter's birth, a nurse took a urine sample from the child who was monitored for withdrawal symptoms …
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FDA chief defends Zohydro as West Virginia Senator pushes bill to withdraw …
The opiate class includes drugs that mimic the effect of the opium poppy, such as morphine, oxycodone and heroin. Doctors prescribe opiates to treat pain from injuries, surgery, cancer, arthritis and a variety of other ailments. The drugs can unleash …
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