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Remembering Kurt Cobain

Remembering Kurt Cobain
The day before, Cobain was in a daze as detox meds rattled his system. But on this morning, … At the door, as they're leaving, Cobain thanks Farry for taking care of Frances, for handling his personal affairs, for running the home he shares with wife …
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Heroin Users Seeking Treatment May Hit Insurance Barriers – Boston Globe

Heroin users seeking treatment may hit insurance barriers – Boston Globe


Boston Globe

Heroin users seeking treatment may hit insurance barriers
Boston Globe
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

‘I’m pregnant and I’m a heroin addict:’ Cincinnati mother describes struggle … – WCPO


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'I'm pregnant and I'm a heroin addict:' Cincinnati mother describes struggle
WCPO
When women take addictive drugs like heroin during pregnancy, the baby also typically becomes addicted. After birth, the baby goes through withdrawal. According to the Kentucky Department for Public Health, symptoms of withdrawal in infants can include …

Heroin Withdrawal – Google News

Zohydro Painkiller Could Lead to Heroin Addiction

Zohydro Painkiller Could Lead to Heroin Addiction
Dr. Oz urges viewers to seek other ways to treat pain that include physical therapy and from past episodes alternative methods some of which included magnetic therapy and or natural cures. For an informative article about pain, click-on the titled link …
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Reckitt Benckiser Hit Hard By Currency Moves, But On Track To Hit Targets
Revenue of its hygiene brands grew 2% on a like-for-like basis, while home brands grew 1%. Its so-called portfolio … The unit's main drug, heroin addiction treatment Suboxone, has started declining due to competition from generic rival treatments. By …
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Painkiller Addiction Can Be Gateway to Heroin

Painkiller addiction can be gateway to heroin
One-in-15 people who take prescription painkillers for non-medical reasons will try heroin within next 10 years; one young woman shares her story
Heroin Addiction – Yahoo News Search Results

Heroin epidemic topic of school summit
Cole Smoot was a 16-year-old high school honor student and wrestler who died of an overdose in 2011 when he took one tablet of prescription methadone at Tecumseh High School in New Carlisle. Marin Riggs slipped into heroin addiction as a teen, went to rehab twice, relapsed twice and died of a heroin overdose at age 20 in 2012 in suburban Columbus. Their grieving mothers — Danielle Smoot and …
Heroin Addiction – Yahoo News Search Results

America's Heroin Epidemic: Where to Find Help

America's Heroin Epidemic: Where to Find Help
'Downhill Spiral': America's Heroin Epidemic. Nightly News. The US Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration provides a toll-free and confidential hotline 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, providing assistance in English and Spanish for …
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Hometown News Calendar for Week of Apr 27, 2014
If someone in your life is struggling with addiction or abuse of chemicals you may gain a better understanding of the addiction process; how it develops, progresses, and what those around the impacted individual can do to assist in dealing with this …
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The Heroin Highway on Long Island
Last year I wrote about Long Island's continuing battle with prescription drug abuse and the “I-STOP” law we passed to create a statewide, real-time prescription tracking database. The good news is these efforts worked. There's been a dramatic decrease …
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NY, Mass. Working to Battle Heroin Epidemic

NY, Mass. working to battle heroin epidemic
As heroin continues to tighten its grip on New York State, Senate Democrats are taking steps to curb the epidemic. Meanwhile, they’re also trying to battle the heroin epidemic in Berkshire County. Lawmakers, law enforcement, school officials and recovering addicts all shared their thoughts on the best way to put an end to the problem.
Heroin Detox – Yahoo News Search Results