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A History of US Heroin Addiction – The Atlantic

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A History of US Heroin Addiction The Atlantic Never mind that the significant majority of American heroin addicts in the mid-1800's were middle- and upper-class women who bought the drug for their medicine cabinet. In the public psyche, the custodians of America's opiate addiction were the … Heroin from the state for Swiss addictsWest – Welfare Society Territory all 3 news articles »

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Readers sound off on heroin, the circus and rules of the road – New York Daily News

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Read more... Readers sound off on heroin, the circus and rules of the road New York Daily News Heroin addiction is a sickness. East Elmhurst: I am a heroin addict sitting in a jail cell on Rikers Island for an offense directly linked to my heroin addiction — and if someone were to call me a “druggie,” I would be hurt and offended. Heroin …

Treatment Center Finder Expands Their Addiction Hotline
Their facilities help with all sorts of addiction including drug and alcohol rehabilitation, dual diagnosis treatment, Christian and faith-based rehab centers, gambling addiction, drug and alcohol detox, and eating disorder treatments. Recently …
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Bulletin Board
Dual Recovery Anonymous, 12-step peer support meeting, 4 to 5 p.m. Wednesdays at 625 Court St. Framework of recovery for those with addiction and emotional or psychiatric illness. … Nonprofit organization dedicated to helping those with drug …
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Franklin County Officials Seek Funding To Combat Heroin Abuse – New England Public Radio

Franklin County Officials Seek Funding To Combat Heroin Abuse New England Public Radio There hasn't been a detox facility in Franklin County since a round of state budget cuts in 2003. That's according to John Merrigan, the county's register of probate. He says he's seeking renewed funding for detox programs. And with widespread opiate … and more »

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Opiate Intervention and Addiction Help Video pt 5 – Our final video on Detox, Rehab programs and Intervention Information for those with an Opiate Addiction.

Doctors have reached limit on prescribing medication for heroin withdrawals
But doctors only can prescribe the drug to 100 patients at a time or to 30 patients during their first year, which is the case for Beacon Center's doctors in Utica and Herkimer. Milestones hit that 100-patient mark for its only doctor in November …
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Heroin use climbs in Maine as cheaper alternative to prescription drugs
From there, she graduated to heroin because “it was cheaper than Dilaudid,” she said. Heroin takes her pain away, she said, and staves off the nausea, diarrhea and other withdrawal symptoms. It's also cheaper than other opiates. “Oxy 30s are like 40 …
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Franklin County heroin conference scheduled
GREENFIELD, Mass. (AP) — The task force leading Franklin County's efforts to fight heroin addiction is holding an open conference this week.        
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Police chief in heroin debate call
A police chief calls for a "more sensible" approach and honest debate about tackling heroin abuse.
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Readers sound off on heroin, the circus and rules of the road
But I would not condone a person with a learning disorder being called an “idiot” or “stupid.” There are cruel, insulting and demeaning tags for every disorder. “Druggie” is one of these tactless words. Addiction is a disease. It is not a choice. I did …
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Heroin Use is Not Honorable
He, like many entrapped addicts, could not conquer his weakness, but that does not diminish his strength. Your appraisal dishonors not only Hoffman but all among us who've lost beautiful loved ones to the disease of addiction and those who struggle …
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