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Breaking the Cycle: Babies Born Addicted

Breaking the cycle: Babies born addicted
She started with pot and by the age of 15, she was doing heroin. "It was just around so easily for me that I just thought that it was ok to do it…" In time, Stephany was arrested. Stephanie Missouri, a recovering heroine user says she "…started off …
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Joe Avellone Understands Substance Abuse More Than Most
The kinds of drugs available today were much harder to obtain then and less potent, but when Joe was working the operating table he saw his fair share of alcoholics delve into withdrawals – a major medical concern. Though it wasn't until he declared …
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Troubling Growth in Opiate Abuse Baffles Berkshire Court Officials

Troubling growth in opiate abuse baffles Berkshire court officials
PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Berkshire County has a growing number of heroin cases and judges say they are troubled trying to keep these drug abusers from re-offending.
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Troubling growth in opiate abuse has some court officials baffled
PITTSFIELD – Berkshire County has a growing number of heroin cases and judges say they are troubled trying to keep these drug abusers from re-offending. Before a large gathering of probation officers, four Berkshire County judges spoke on Wednesday at Hillcrest Education Center about addiction, particularly opiate abuse, which can lead to heroin addiction.
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In Parts Of Vermont, Heroin Is 'The Easiest Drug To Get'
Vermont might be known as an idyll of small towns and maple syrup, but it's also dealing with a major heroin crisis. Journalist Gina Tron, who grew up there, says it doesn't surprise her.
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Tackling Growing Heroin Problem in Western Massachusetts the Subject of Public … – MassLive.com

Tackling growing heroin problem in Western Massachusetts the subject of public … – MassLive.com

Tackling growing heroin problem in Western Massachusetts the subject of public
MassLive.com
the rising number of heroin-related deaths in Western Massachusetts and how they plan to work to stem the tide by expanding the use of drug treatment to prevent opiate overdose deaths and mobilizing federal funding to expand detox treatment programs.

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Heroin forum starts community conversation – River Towns


River Towns

Heroin forum starts community conversation
River Towns
One time in particular, Phil said Roger dropped everything he was doing to pick him up at a drug house in the suburbs of St. Paul and take him to a hospital and detox center. Roger, who spoke just after Phil, shared his experiences from the parent's

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McShin Foundation Helps Addicts to 'Love Themselves'

McShin Foundation helps addicts to 'love themselves'
At only 12 years old, Honesty Liller began drinking and using marijuana. Through her teen years, she moved on to cocaine, followed eventually by heroin. After an overdose, a pregnancy and hitting rock bottom, she found her place at the McShin …
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Fight crime: legalize pot [Commentary]
We are approaching the 100th anniversary of the Volstead Act, which provided for enforcement of the 18th Amendment establishing the prohibition of alcoholic beverages — and gave a huge boost to organized crime in America, kickstarting the careers of …
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Actor's death offers lesson in addiction
Lucien Izraylov is a recovering heroin addict who in the past has relapsed. (Abel Uribe … Still, many recovery programs warn about the danger of complacency: The "Big Book" of Alcoholics Anonymous, the foundation of 12-step programs, contains a story …
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Russell Brand Talks to Oprah About Heroin Addiction – USA TODAY

Russell Brand talks to Oprah about heroin addiction – USA TODAY


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Russell Brand talks to Oprah about heroin addiction
USA TODAY
Russell Brand talks to Oprah about heroin addiction. Oprah Winfrey delves into the deep impact of drug addiction in an intimate one-on-one conversation with Russell Brand. Loading… Post to Facebook. Russell Brand talks to Oprah about heroin addiction
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Russell Brand Opens Up To Oprah About His Drug Use And Addictive Huffington Post

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Heroin Scourge Overtakes a ‘Quaint’ Vermont Town – New York Times

Heroin Scourge Overtakes a 'Quaint' Vermont Town
New York Times
BENNINGTON, Vt. — Stephanie Predel, a stick-thin 23-year-old freshly out of jail, said she was off heroin. But she knows precisely where she could get more drugs if she ever wanted them — at the support meetings for addicts. “I can get most of my

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LAWRENCE: Area Rezoned for Detox Centers, Health Facilities – Packet Online

LAWRENCE: Area rezoned for detox centers, health facilities – Packet Online

LAWRENCE: Area rezoned for detox centers, health facilities
Packet Online
Patients may be treated with suboxone or similar medications to help them withdraw from drugs such as heroin, morphine, codeine or oxycodone. Residential medical detoxification centers already are allowed in the Education Government and Institutions 

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