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St. Louis Settles Lawsuit Over Inmate’s Heroin Withdrawal Death – STLtoday.com

St. Louis settles lawsuit over inmate’s heroin withdrawal death – STLtoday.com

St. Louis settles lawsuit over inmate's heroin withdrawal death
STLtoday.com
ST. LOUIS • The City of St. Louis this week settled a lawsuit that alleged that medical negligence and heroin withdrawal caused the death of a jail inmate. Isaac Bennett Jr. was jailed on July 23, 2007, and told a nurse that he was a heroin addict who

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Heroin Withdrawal – Google News

Doctors have reached limit on prescribing medication for heroin withdrawals – Utica Observer Dispatch

Doctors have reached limit on prescribing medication for heroin withdrawals
Utica Observer Dispatch
Abuse of opioids has been on the rise nationally and locally for years, but prescription painkiller abuse has been more common than heroin abuse. That changed locally last year when heroin addicts seeking rehab started to outnumber painkiller addicts, …

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Heroin Withdrawal – Google News

Heroin use often leads to death, more crimes or hard time: The Judicial Notice – The Patriot-News

Heroin use often leads to death, more crimes or hard time: The Judicial Notice
The Patriot-News
Heroin withdrawal is an extremely painful process, causing users to become very physically sick. In order to get relieve these withdrawal symptoms to gain access to the drug, users will often engage in crimes of opportunity, such as robbing a store or

Heroin Withdrawal – Google News