Cases of Newborns With Addictions Soaring
Cases of newborns with addictions soaring
But state records, released to the New England Center for Investigative Reporting, show DCF sent Mya home to her father and grandmother, even though they knew her heroin-addicted mother would visit. Although social … After her birth, Mya spent six …
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NBC writer Tony Dokoupil's's book about life with marijuana mogul father
His father owned two Mercedes cars, a 35-foot yacht, holidays to the Caribbean but it all collapsed when Anthony committed the 'cardinal sin' of being a drug dealer, becoming an addict himself. By the time he was arrested in 1992 all the money had gone …
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New Treatment for Opiate Addiction Entitled “Effortless Opiate Withdrawal: A … – PR Urgent (Press Release)
New Treatment For Opiate Addiction Entitled “Effortless Opiate Withdrawal: A … – PR Urgent (press release)
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New Treatment For Opiate Addiction Entitled “Effortless Opiate Withdrawal: A …
PR Urgent (press release) Ryan Taylor, an Ivy League college graduate, world traveler and rogue inventor, is the author of a new and innovative opiate detox method entitled “Effortless Opiate Withdrawal: A Personal Journey”. After suffering from a 10 year addiction to … |
Crime fueled by opioid addiction – Fall River Herald News
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Crime fueled by opioid addiction
Fall River Herald News Fall River uniform patrol officers and narcotics detectives frequently encounter street-level crime that is related one way or another to the black market of opiate prescription pills such as Percocet and Oxycontin. “Given the problems we have here in … |
Cases of newborns with addictions soaring – Boston Globe
Heroin Addict Rebuilds Life With Unexpected Help
Heroin Addict Rebuilds Life With Unexpected Help
"I'm really concerned about the whole heroin epidemic but I can't do anything about it, but I can help Lance." Since Rice returned to Turners Falls, he says five of his friends have died from overdoses. He wishes there were more beds for rehab, and a …
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Let's not let stigma block way to effective treatment
Our state is in the midst of a heroin addiction crisis, and as highlighted in the article “Heroin epidemic reveals detox gap” (Page A1, March 15), we are grappling with a lack of access to inpatient treatment. Yet as Hillary Jacobs, director of the …
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Explosion of Drug-Exposed Infants Reveals Weakness in Massachusetts Child Protection
Explosion of drug-exposed infants reveals weakness in Massachusetts child protection
MARSHFIELD – Mya Barry was born in April 2011 with opiates already coursing through her tiny veins. But it was not the heroin passed to her in utero by her drug-addicted mother that killed the infant, prosecutors say. Instead, it was the heroin-tainted milk bottle her parents allegedly handed her five months later in their overcrowded and squalid apartment in this South Shore town. Now the …
Heroin Withdrawal – Yahoo News Search Results
Bond Set For Mother Accused In Role In Son’s Heroin Overdose – Raymond Strosina’s father says he had no clue that this had been going on.
Heroin a Drain on Children Services
Heroin a drain on Children Services
Butler County Children Services data shows that children are increasingly becoming the collateral damage of the region’s explosion of heroin use.
Heroin Addiction – Yahoo News Search Results
Coroner: Bucks Inmate Died of Heart Failure During Heroin Withdraw – the Intelligencer
Coroner: Bucks inmate died of heart failure during heroin withdraw – The Intelligencer
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Coroner: Bucks inmate died of heart failure during heroin withdraw
The Intelligencer A 49-year-old Bensalem woman found dead inside her Bucks County prison cell suffered sudden cardiac death during heroin detoxification, according to the Bucks County coroner. Marlene Yarnall was found dead in her cell in the “F” module of the prison … |
In heroin debate, a detour from sentencing reform – The Advocate
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In heroin debate, a detour from sentencing reform
The Advocate Lopinto acknowledged that the proposed prison terms are “arbitrary,” but he said a mandatory minimum sentence for heroin possession will ensure heroin users receive sufficient “time for a detox.” He also disputed the assertion that heroin abusers are … |
A slow recovery after heroin overdose – Capecodonline