SCSO Attributes 40 Deaths to Heroin Overdoses Last Year
SCSO attributes 40 deaths to heroin overdoses last year
(WMC-TV) – The Shelby County Sheriff's Office attributed 40 fatalities to heroin overdoses, with test results pending on other suspected cases, in the first eight months of 2013. Recovering addict, Sidney Austin, knows the pain of heroin addiction. She …
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Medical marijuana bill likely to stall in Tennessee
Then there is the widely held view of marijuana as a strictly recreational drug with little or no accepted medical applications, as well as its reputation as a “gateway” drug that facilitates further and more dangerous drug use and abuse. Throw in a …
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He Walked the Line
Friends joked about his "nervousness" and erratic behavior, many ignoring the warning signs of his worsening drug addiction. His signature songs include I Walk the Line, Folsom Prison Blues, Ring of Fire, and Man in Black. He also recorded humorous …
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OUR OPINION: We Must Coordinate Our Efforts to Prevent Overdoses – the Patriot Ledger
OUR OPINION: We must coordinate our efforts to prevent overdoses – The Patriot Ledger
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OUR OPINION: We must coordinate our efforts to prevent overdoses
The Patriot Ledger On Tuesday, what did get everyone's attention was the state police announcement that 185 human beings in Massachusetts have overdosed on heroin and died since Nov. 1, 2013. Since they don't collect data on overdoses in Boston, Springfield or … |
The Final Days of Alana Filippenko
The final days of Alana Filippenko
She went to rehab and afterward, "there were times that she would try to be good," a friend and fellow heroin user told Jones. Other times, Alana would save her pills and use them for a "fix" if she … According to the New Hampshire Bureau of Drug and …
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Hoffman, 46, was found dead on February 2 in his 000-a-month West Village …
O'Connor made her announcement on the same day that it was announced that her son's death was caused by an acute mixed drug intoxication of heroin, cocaine, benzodiazepines and amphetamine. Police outside the … Hoffman's tragic death came less than a …
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Funding for Drug Court Up in Budget – Asbury Park Press
Funding for drug court up in budget – Asbury Park Press
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Funding for drug court up in budget
Asbury Park Press “He's shortchanging the program and reducing its effectiveness,” Lesniak said. The need for drug treatment is greater beyond the state's judicial system. In 2012, heroin and opiate treatment admissions exceeded 33,000 people, according to state … |
Florida Detox Testimonial: Beth Phillips – Beth Phillips shares her story about her addictions and the rapid detox treatment she received at the Florida Detox and Wellness Institute in Palm Harbor, Fl…
Deadly New Drug Raising Concerns in WNC
Deadly new drug raising concerns in WNC
Dr. Paul Martin says Neil Dobbins Center has seen a spike in heroin users. / John Coutlakis / [email protected] ASHEVILLE — Local law enforcement and public health workers are learning more about a powerful synthetic drug, up to five times more potent than heroin, that is linked to dozens of deaths in the Northeast.
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New York Mayor gives out Heroin How to Do guide book – New York Mayor gives out Heroin How to Do guide book.
Deadly New Drug Raising Concerns in WNC – Black Mountain News
Deadly new drug raising concerns in WNC – Black Mountain News
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Deadly new drug raising concerns in WNC
Black Mountain News Smart said local law enforcement officers have seen just “a slight increase in criminal cases where we have seized heroin.” But at the Neil Dobbins Center, a crisis stabilization and detox center in Asheville, workers have seen a spike in heroin use in … |
Overdoses spur plea from mothers for more treatment – Boston Globe
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Overdoses spur plea from mothers for more treatment
Boston Globe The sheer size of the death toll — coupled with the passing of Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, who had a potent mix of drugs, including heroin, in his system — has cast the narcotic into the public spotlight as a burgeoning public health … |