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Opiate Use on Rise; Report Offers Recommendations How to Stop It – Asbury Park Press

Opiate use on rise; report offers recommendations how to stop it – Asbury Park Press

Opiate use on rise; report offers recommendations how to stop it
Asbury Park Press
Now Boxman since has lost a child to heroin and now is urging everyone to read the report from the Governor's Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Task Force on Heroin and Other Opiate Use by New Jersey's Youth and Young Adults. The report, issued 

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Heroin Detox – Google News

Battling the Beast at the Door – Ledger Independent

Battling the beast at the door – Ledger Independent


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Battling the beast at the door
Ledger Independent
“I have seen things change since 1998,” said Travis Darnell of Comprehend, noting that DUI was a principal treatment request then but heroin has made its way to the top of the list. “Heroin withdrawal is very hard and (addicts) need intense treatment
Be Inspired with Raquel: Taking action on addictionMansfield News Journal

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Heroin Withdrawal – Google News

NJ Task Force Releases Report on Heroin, Opiate Addiction; Reforms Could Begin … – the Star-Ledger

NJ task force releases report on heroin, opiate addiction; reforms could begin … – The Star-Ledger

NJ task force releases report on heroin, opiate addiction; reforms could begin
The Star-Ledger
A statewide task force created to combat the surge in prescription painkiller and heroin abuse that has gripped New Jersey in recent years released a report today calling for major reforms and officials say some of the initiatives could begin as early
NJ Panel Issues Recommendations To Combat 'Skyrocketing' Heroin UseCBS Local
Task force to release report on heroin, opiate addiction in New JerseyNorthJersey.com
Report takes on New Jersey's heroin, pill problemThe Herald | HeraldOnline.com

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Heroin Addiction – Google News

Heroin addict admits to bank robberies – Daily Local News

Battle to Free Taunton From Heroin’s Deadly Grip Goes Public – Boston Globe

Battle to free Taunton from heroin’s deadly grip goes public – Boston Globe


Boston Globe

Battle to free Taunton from heroin's deadly grip goes public
Boston Globe
TAUNTON — Three times last week, in the long stone's throw between a small shopping center and a tired gas station, a 35-year-old woman and a 27-year-old man were felled by heroin. One night, they were found outside a CVS …. the heroin surge has

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Heroin Detox – Google News

Wisconsin Senate Passes Heroin Bill

Wisconsin Senate passes heroin bill
The other would require state health officials to create regional opiate treatment centers in underserved areas. The bills are sponsored by Republican Rep. John Nygren, whose daughter has struggled with heroin use. Four other Nygren-sponsored bills …
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New drug treatment facility proposed
Last month, Catholic Charities said it would cease using Parmadale Institute as a residential treatment center for troubled youths, but it will continue other social service programs there, including mental health services. WKYC-TV. Monica Robins, WKYC …
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Group Asks Lawmakers to Provide Responders With Heroin Recovery Medicine – WHAS 11.com (Subscription)

Group asks lawmakers to provide responders with heroin recovery medicine – WHAS 11.com (subscription)

Group asks lawmakers to provide responders with heroin recovery medicine
WHAS 11.com (subscription)
I can say at The Healing Place, out of our 48 detox beds, 40 of them at least are due to heroin use,” Fogarty said. Paramedic Chris Loktis has used Narcan on patients and says it can stop an overdose almost instantly. “One minute they can be

Heroin Detox – Google News

Opiate use on rise; report offers recommendations how to stop it – Asbury Park Press

Opiate use on rise; report offers recommendations how to stop it
Asbury Park Press
Now Boxman has lost a child to heroin, and is urging everyone to read the report from the Governor's Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Task Force on Heroin and Other Opiate Use by New Jersey's Youth and Young Adults. The report, issued nearly two