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A 'beast' That Won't Let Go

A 'beast' that won't let go
Middle school physical education teacher Hans Fester, right, thanks local business owner Tom Kaiser, who visited the Sauk Prairie area from Chaska, Minn., and was a last-minute guest speaker at a heroin awareness program held Feb. 18 at Sauk Prairie …
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Mary Walsh Speech Nails What's Wrong With How We View Mental Illness
… Depression</a> <a href="http://www.health.com/health/gallery/0,,20320942,00.html" target="_hplink">Boost Your Mood Naturally</a> <a href="http://www.health.com/health/gallery/0,,20521449,00.html" target="_hplink">12 Signs of Depression in Men</a> …
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Dino Bouterse and the plot to build a Hezbollah base in Suriname
But barriers – physical or cultural – have not kept the former Dutch colony entirely cut off from the outside world. During the Cold … According to the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, it ranks among South America's top five …
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Pills, Heroin Change Drug War in Henderson County – BlueRidgeNow.com

Pills, heroin change drug war in Henderson County – BlueRidgeNow.com

Pills, heroin change drug war in Henderson County
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Heroin. Narcotics officers have already seen it here “in small amounts.” They've also seen methadone, a chemical used to help heroin addicts detox, and acetyl fentanyl — an illegal version of an opiate cheaper than heroin and five times stronger.

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Pat Moore Foundation Responds to the Rise in Heroin Usage and Overdoses in America

Pat Moore Foundation Responds to the Rise in Heroin Usage and Overdoses in America
Pat Moore Foundation, an alcohol and drug treatment center located in Costa Mesa, California, responds to the recent rise in heroin usage and overdoses in America. (PRWeb February 25, 2014) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Pat_Moore_Foundation/Rise_In_Heroin_Usage/prweb11608412.htm
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Excerpts of Editorials From Illinois Newspapers

Excerpts of editorials from Illinois newspapers
Feb. 23, 2014 Chicago Sun-Times Heroin scourge begs for answers The hidden scourge of heroin addiction has been sneaking up on Illinois, and we need far better counter-measures before more people die needlessly. As state Rep. Lou Lang (D-Skokie) says, "What we are doing now …
Heroin Addiction – Yahoo News Search Results

Doctor Says Heroin Problem Has Gotten Much Worse – the Recorder

Doctor says heroin problem has gotten much worse – The Recorder


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Doctor says heroin problem has gotten much worse
The Recorder
The closest treatment center to Franklin County is in Northampton. Most often, people with opiate-abuse issues are sent to Franklin County House of Corrections to detox. “This is a vast area without 90-day beds available. There are four counties and no
Franklin County Officials Seek Funding To Combat Heroin AbuseNew England Public Radio

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Opiate Detox – Google News

Special Report: Powerful Additive Leads to Spate of Heroin Overdose Deaths

Special Report: Powerful additive leads to spate of heroin overdose deaths
State police issued the warning, Bahadory said, “so the heroin users know what they are doing.” Fentanyl is prescribed in numerous fashions: as a pill, powder or liquid. More commonly, it is prescribed is in a patch or lollipop form. Fentanyl is listed …
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MaineGeneral Health's new Narcan program aims to stop overdose deaths
click image to enlarge. The Narcan emergency opiate overdose kit is designed so the drug naloxone can be sprayed into the nose of someone who has overdosed on heroin or another opiate and stopped breathing. … Liquid naloxone is turned into a spray …
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