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A Call to Arms on a Vermont Heroin Epidemic – New York Times

A Call to Arms on a Vermont Heroin Epidemic – New York Times


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A Call to Arms on a Vermont Heroin Epidemic
New York Times
It stepped up its fight against heroin more than a year ago much the way addicts do when they try to stop using — by finally admitting the problem. “There's probably not a person in Rutland County whose life has not been affected by opiate addiction
Heroin addiction: Potential solutions explored at “Vermont's Heroin Addicts Mountaintimes
Editorial: As heroin use balloons in Valley, need to treat addiction intensifiesGazetteNET
In Parts Of Vermont, Heroin Is 'The Easiest Drug To Get'WLRN
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Heroin Addiction – Google News

Your View: Treatment, research on heroin addiction are needed today – SouthCoastToday.com

Heroin Epidemic Not Skin Deep

Heroin epidemic not skin deep
He was well-liked, his mother, Debra, said, and had no trouble making friends, though like many young people, he struggled with adolescent insecurities and self-doubt. … There, the face of drug addiction was young, human and creased with effort.
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Second drug summit informs
“What we'll hopefully be able to do is move these young adults until they're saying, 'Hey, I'm going to protect what I value and my future' and put that first use off,” he said. Stringfield added that it's important to identify teens who are at …
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A Thousand Points of Light: A Tale of Addiction in America
It is astonishing to me that people still view heroin abuse and drug addiction as a "Hollywood problem" and that — despite the overwhelming data — everyone still refuses to believe that overdoses are occurring daily in our own backyards. This idea …
Read more on Huffington Post (blog)

Smoke Signals: As Legalization of Pot Spreads, Should NFL Lift Its Ban?

Smoke Signals: As legalization of pot spreads, should NFL lift its ban?
And it's undeniably better than the lengths to which former Jazz center Robert Whaley went in 2010, when Salt Lake City police approached his car and found him, according to the report, "to be in possession of several baggies of marijuana that he was …
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Matt Fisken: The Magnetism of Addiction – vtdigger.org

Matt Fisken: The magnetism of addiction – vtdigger.org

Matt Fisken: The magnetism of addiction
vtdigger.org
Editor's note: This op-ed is by Matt Fisken, a freelance energy adviser and permaculturist who lives in Hartford. With the governor's State of the State address in January, Vermont's opiate problem suddenly became national news and is no longer our

Opiate Detox – Google News

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Giving Addicted Teens a Second Chance at Life

Giving addicted teens a second chance at life
Eating has generally been reduced to grazing on takeaway foods. Last week the Aislinn centre opened its doors to a group of health professionals working in drug addiction … Detox can take between one and four weeks, depending on whether it is opiates …
Read more on Irish Times

The Recovery Village's Sandee Nebel to Facilitate Yoga Sessions at IAEDP
The Recovery Village is pleased to announce that its Yoga Therapy Program Specialist, Sandee Nebel, will lead the morning yoga sessions at the upcoming International Association for Eating Disorders Professionals (IAEDP) Symposium. The conference will …
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Mother Drops Jail Death Suit – Longview News-Journal

Mother drops jail death suit – Longview News-Journal

Mother drops jail death suit
Longview News-Journal
The suit claimed Garner died because jail staff denied him proper medical treatment for withdrawal from heroin and methadone. Magistrate Judge Rodney Gilstrap's agreement to dismiss with prejudice — meaning Smith cannot re-file the suit — was entered 

Heroin Withdrawal – Google News

Parent deals with son’s heroin overdose – Parent of a drug addicted teen talks about dealing with life after her sons heroin overdose. To hear more stories like this or to learn how to prevent teen a…