The Brutal Business of Heroin Brings Wave of Overdoses in Pa.
The Brutal Business Of Heroin Brings Wave Of Overdoses In Pa.
According to state and local authorities, 22 people in Western Pennsylvania have died of heroin overdose in less than two weeks. The wave of deaths is due to the appearance of an especially potent batch of heroin, mixed with the painkiller Fentanyl. NPR's Arun Rath speaks with Dr. Neil Capretto, medical director of the Gateway Rehabilitation Center in Pittsburgh.
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Philip Seymour Hoffman, heroin and the war in Afghanistan
America’s war in Afghanistan is finally winding down, but the long-term drug war with that country is just warming up. And many of the victims of that 21st century global opiate war will be the hundreds of thousands of Americans at every level of society, rich and poor, famous or ignored.
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Celebrities Who've Opened Up About Drug Addiction
Celebrities Who've Opened Up About Drug Addiction
Hoffman was found dead of an apparent heroin overdose on Sunday (Feb. 2) in New York City after years of battling his addictions. He struggled with substance abuse in his twenties, but remained sober for over two decades before relapsing last year.
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50 Bags of Heroin Found in Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Apartment – Norwich Bulletin
50 Bags of Heroin Found in Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Apartment – Norwich Bulletin
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50 Bags of Heroin Found in Philip Seymour Hoffman's Apartment
Norwich Bulletin Hoffman has struggled with drug addiction for years and entered a detox facility for heroin last spring. He had been sober for 23 years prior. View original 50 Bags of Heroin Found in Philip Seymour Hoffman's Apartment at TVGuide.com. Other Links From … Tragic Death of Philip Seymour Hoffman Offers a Teachable Moment about … Philip Seymour Hoffman death: 50 heroin bags, used syringes found Why does drug relapse happen even after decades of sobriety? |
Former Easton woman whose son died of heroin overdose looks to save others … – Enterprise News
Northern New England Tackles Growing Drug Problem – Anchorage Daily News
Northern New England tackles growing drug problem – Anchorage Daily News
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Northern New England tackles growing drug problem
Anchorage Daily News In neighboring Vermont, the number of heroin overdose deaths last year doubled from nine to 17. The number of babies treated for opiate withdrawal syndrome at Vermont hospitals has increased tenfold since 2002, according to the state health department. |
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Former Easton Woman Whose Son Died of Heroin Overdose Looks to Save Others … – Enterprise News
Former Easton woman whose son died of heroin overdose looks to save others … – Enterprise News
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Former Easton woman whose son died of heroin overdose looks to save others …
Enterprise News "I think that it should be put in place so they (overdose patients) have a clean mind and then the hospital can send them on the right direction – detox, call somebody, let's see what road we can go down. Not just put them out on the street because he … |
Northern New England Tackles Growing Drug Problem – TheNewsTribune.com
Northern New England tackles growing drug problem – TheNewsTribune.com
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Northern New England tackles growing drug problem
TheNewsTribune.com In neighboring Vermont, the number of heroin overdose deaths last year doubled from nine to 17. The number of babies treated for opiate withdrawal syndrome at Vermont hospitals has increased tenfold since 2002, according to the state health department. |
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Babies born addicted growing problem across Western Pennsylvania – Tribune-Review
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Babies born addicted growing problem across Western Pennsylvania
Tribune-Review Some of the mothers are Westmoreland County jail inmates. In 2013, 32 inmates tested positive for pregnancy; 13 were sent to Magee to start drug withdrawal treatment, said Warden John Walton. “Most of it is heroin (use),” he said. Westmoreland County … |