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Rutgers Responds to N.J. Heroin Problem

Rutgers responds to N.J. heroin problem
Just months before Connor found himself homeless, he was a student attending Rutgers. His heroin addiction dragged him to the streets. Although Connor has recovered, re-enrolled in the University and
Heroin Addiction – Yahoo News Search Results

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De Lille unveils anti-drug campaign
Capetonians such as Kfm presenter Ian Bredenkamp and Springbok legend Chester Williams will help to spread the message that there's help for drug addicts. Posters with various faces on it say “My name's Patricia de Lille and I have a drug problem. I …
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Heroin Epidemic Exposes Deficiencies in Care System – Boston Globe

Heroin epidemic exposes deficiencies in care system – Boston Globe

Heroin epidemic exposes deficiencies in care system
Boston Globe
That includes beds in inpatient detox services, short-term post-detox services, and recovery homes where substance abusers receive long-term treatment designed to help them lead drug-free, independent lives. The Department of Public Health said it

Heroin Detox – Google News

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

Fighting heroin addiction / Treatment beds needed – Press of Atlantic City

Inmate Deaths Raise Questions About Jail Detox Procedures – Bucks County Courier Times

Inmate deaths raise questions about jail detox procedures – Bucks County Courier Times

Inmate deaths raise questions about jail detox procedures
Bucks County Courier Times
Among 245 U.S. jails that responded to a 2005 survey on access and management of opiate dependency among inmates more than half reported they routinely assessed individuals for opiate dependency, but many failed to use recommended opiate detox …

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Opiate Detox – Google News

I can’t bear to watch my mom detox – Salon


Salon

I can't bear to watch my mom detox
Salon
I shot heroin for 18 years. I've experienced withdrawal hundreds of times, sometimes even willingly, and I know a twitching junkie when I see one. And yes, they could detox my mother, she'd experience a lot of pain, the doctors would somehow think they

Opiate Detox – Google News

Kentuckiana faces rising problem of drug abuse and addiction – IU Southeast Horizon

Heroin Addicts Face Barriers to Treatment – Sci-Tech Today

Heroin Addicts Face Barriers to Treatment – Sci-Tech Today

Heroin Addicts Face Barriers to Treatment
Sci-Tech Today
Are heroin addicts getting the treatment they need to successfully beat their habits?Advocates say they are not, partly because the insurance industry has not come to grips with the dangers of heroin withdrawal and its aftermath. Heroin withdrawal does

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Heroin Withdrawal – Google News

Heroin users seeking treatment may hit insurance barriers – Boston Globe


Boston Globe

Heroin users seeking treatment may hit insurance barriers
Boston Globe
Advocates say they are not, partly because the insurance industry has not come to grips with the dangers of heroin withdrawal and its aftermath. It is true that, unlike withdrawal from dependencies on alcohol or benzodiazepines like Xanax, heroin

Heroin Withdrawal – Google News

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

Ohio to Require Reporting of Drug-Addicted Babies

Ohio to require reporting of drug-addicted babies
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Hospital maternity units and newborn care nurseries would have to report the number of infants born addicted to drugs under a bill headed to Ohio's governor. The state Senate unanimously passed the … Many of those deaths are from …
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Treatment targets pregnant women
After an up-and-down struggle between addiction and sobriety, she was five months pregnant, had moved back in with a friend and had once again turned to drugs, smoking heroin and trying crack for the first time. She needed something to help her break …
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