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Marijuana: Is It Still a Gateway Drug? – Asbury Park Press

Marijuana: Is it still a gateway drug? – Asbury Park Press

Marijuana: Is it still a gateway drug?
Asbury Park Press
Since the New Year, nine more have died in Ocean County — six from heroin, two from a mixture of heroin and prescription drugs and one from an apparent prescription overdose, according to the Ocean County prosecutor's office. John F. Moriarty III

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Heroin Detox – Google News

Detox Center Opens in Toms River, as Six More People Die From Heroin Overdose … – Asbury Park Press

Detox center opens in Toms River, as six more people die from heroin overdose … – Asbury Park Press

Detox center opens in Toms River, as six more people die from heroin overdose
Asbury Park Press
The daily rate for the detox center is $ 1,700, however, scholarships are available on a case-by-case basis, according to Moriarty. So far this year, there have been six heroin-related deaths in Ocean County, according to Al Della Fave, a spokesman for

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Heroin Detox – Google News

Kentucky lawmakers discuss their proposed solutions for heroin epidemic … – WCPO


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Kentucky lawmakers discuss their proposed solutions for heroin epidemic
WCPO
Transitions detox unit, at a cost of $ 119.06 a day, has 11 beds and treated 542 patients in 2012 – up from 371 in 2009. Transition's Droege House of Dayton, Ky., at a cost of $ 61.81 a day, has 44 beds and treated 270 patients in 2012 – up from 170 in 2009.

NJ Doctor Arrested for Allegedly Prescribing Drugs Without Medical Necessity

NJ Doctor Arrested For Allegedly Prescribing Drugs Without Medical Necessity
It's only a matter of time before an addicted person's habit pushes them from high priced pills to cheap street heroin.” It is alleged that … Following the investigation, the Office of the Ocean County Prosecutor charged Dr. Holca with Distribution …
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Charleroi woman ordered to stand trial in drug case
The bottle allegedly contained 10 stamp bags of suspected heroin and 68 1?2 pills including Alprazolam, Carbamazepine, trazodone hydrochloride and Gabapentin capsules. Dessell is currently lodged in the Washington County Correctional Facility on a …
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Barnaby Jack's Death an Overdose
According to the report, Jack died as a result of a mix of heroin, cocaine, Benadryl, and Xanax. The report, issued over five months after the 36-year-old's ….. Rebound sex, which is loosely considered casual sex that helps you get through the pain …
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Jersey Shore Doc Appears in Court After Alleged Drug Raid

Jersey Shore Doc Appears in Court After Alleged Drug Raid
Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato said the county is cracking down on professional dealers because prescription pills are a gateway to heroin addiction. "No one wakes up and suddenly decides, 'today I'm doing heroin,'" Coronato said in a …
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Heroin addict, Gateway Rehab director warns new batch of heroin can be deadly
“I guess they're trying to make it strong,” a heroin addict told Channel 11 reporter Pamela Osborne Monday night. In just a few … It's up to 100 times more potent than morphine,” said Dr. Neil Capretto, the medical director at Gateway Rehab. Related …
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Heroin Use in Monmouth County an Epidemic – the Link News

Heroin use in Monmouth County an epidemic – The Link News

Heroin use in Monmouth County an epidemic
The Link News
Back in October of 2013 Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher Gramiccioni told those in attendance at a meeting at Manasquan High School that heroin use has reached epidemic proportions in this county. Monmouth County had 10 homicides in 

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Heroin Addiction – Google News

Scandals, Probes, Cuts Highlight 2013

Scandals, probes, cuts highlight 2013
Investigators believe Morton and Hayes went to the apartment looking to collect on $ 30,000 in stolen heroin. n A nine-count indictment, in January, … A year of legal wrangling included Zappin firing one defense attorney and Cabell County Prosecutor …
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NAS: Rise in substance abuse during pregnancy
One of the most heart-wrenching things anyone could witness is a newborn baby suffering drug withdrawal. Couples who have … Data suggests an increasing number of infants are exposed to opioids (i.e., heroin and prescription pain medication.) The U.S. …
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