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Study Shows 260 Percent Increase in Accidental Drug Overdose Deaths in

Study shows 260 percent increase in accidental drug overdose deaths in
CIRCLEVILLE — Pickaway County experienced a 260 percent increase in unintentional drug overdose deaths when the six-year period ending in 2012 is compared to the prior six-year period, according to an Ohio Department of Health study. The numbers place …
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Heroin bill's death sparks outrage
Democrats and Republicans, along with Attorney General Jack Conway, in December gathered in a room in the Kentucky Capitol with family of a Northern Kentucky man who died of an overdose to announce legislation to reduce heroin deaths. Noel Stegner of …
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Three People Linked in Death by Heroin, a Longtime DC Drug Dealer and an … – Washington Post

Three people linked in death by heroin, a longtime DC drug dealer and an … – Washington Post


Washington Post

Three people linked in death by heroin, a longtime DC drug dealer and an
Washington Post
Strangers to one another in life, they shared an addiction to heroin, fueled by the same D.C. drug dealer. And one by one, they died using a deadly substance that authorities say has permeated the East Coast, leaving a trail of grieving family members.
Heroin dealer gets 35 years in prison after three customers dieWJLA

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Heroin Addiction – Google News

Roseville woman trying to overcome 10-year heroin addiction – The Macomb Daily

Roseville woman trying to overcome 10-year heroin addiction
The Macomb Daily
Despite a hospital visit and a couple of other overdoses, she continued to use heroin. She couldn't resist the good feeling the drug gave her. In two years, she progressed from snorting powder heroin to injecting liquid heroin with a needle. It

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Help Wanted: Personal Tales Show Few Detox Options for Local Heroin Addicts – Palladium-Item

Help wanted: Personal tales show few detox options for local heroin addicts – Palladium-Item

Help wanted: Personal tales show few detox options for local heroin addicts
Palladium-Item
Bobbie Jo Rains, 28, left, and roommate Kayla Pauly, 24, at Cross Road Christian Recovery Center for Women. Rains is putting her life back together after heroin addiction and time in prison for crimes she committed. / Robert Sullivan/Palladium-Item …

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Heroin Detox – Google News

‘He’s gone forever’: A Somerville family looks back on years of addiction – Wicked Local Malden

'He's gone forever': A Somerville family looks back on years of addiction
Wicked Local Malden
At the hospital, the doctor confirmed it: Alex had overdosed on heroin at a restaurant in Davis Square. He was …. But sometimes he didn't, and like the detox facilities, overcrowded homeless shelters would say to call back later. "There just aren't

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Novel Nonopioid Approach Promising for Opioid Dependence – Medscape

Novel Nonopioid Approach Promising for Opioid Dependence – Medscape

Novel Nonopioid Approach Promising for Opioid Dependence
Medscape
ORLANDO, Florida ? A novel approach to opioid detoxification that does not involve the use of opioids may be superior to a protocol that includes buprenorphine. The results of a new study show that the combination of tizanidine (Zanaflex, Acorda …

Opiate Detox – Google News

Brunswick not exempt from New England opiate epidemic – The Bowdoin Orient

Brunswick not exempt from New England opiate epidemic
The Bowdoin Orient
Treatment for opiate addiction generally includes detoxification, followed by counseling and the controlled use of medications like Methadone or Buprenorphine (often referred to by the brand name Suboxone). These medications act on the same parts of

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Opiate Detox – Google News

County officials praise heroin addiction program – The Rock River Times

Heroin Addicts Face Barriers to Treatment – NPR

Heroin Addicts Face Barriers To Treatment – NPR

Heroin Addicts Face Barriers To Treatment
NPR
The doctors shook their heads: Heroin withdrawal is not life-threatening, they said, and we can't admit you. They gave him an IV flush, and sent him home. Marchese, then 26, and his sister called multiple inpatient clinics only to be told: We have no beds.

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Heroin Withdrawal – Google News

Coroner: Bucks inmate died of heart failure during heroin withdrawal – Bucks County Courier Times

Coroner: Bucks inmate died of heart failure during heroin withdrawal
Bucks County Courier Times
heroin withdrawal By Jo Ciavaglia Staff writer Bucks County Courier Times. A 49-year-old Bensalem woman found dead inside her Bucks County prison cell suffered sudden cardiac death during heroin detoxification, according to the Bucks County coroner.
Prisoner found dead in cellWFMZ Allentown
Coroner: Woman's death in Philly-area prison due to heart attack during heroin The Republic
Coroner: Bucks County prison death due to heart attackThe Reporter

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Ohio’s Heroin Deaths Rising

Ohio’s heroin deaths rising
A record number of Ohioans died using heroin in 2012, reflecting the unintended consequences of a statewide crackdown on over-prescribed painkillers that pushed some users to heroin to feed their addiction, according to local health experts and law enforcement officials. A total of 680 state residents died from heroin-related overdoses in 2012 — up 60 percent from 2011 and the most deaths from …
Heroin Addiction – Yahoo News Search Results