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Bain Capital sees opportunity in methadone clinics – Boston Globe

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Bain Capital sees opportunity in methadone clinics Boston Globe Clinics like this one on Topeka Street in Boston can be lifesavers for addicts trying to kick heroin or other opiates. Reports of heroin overdoses and deaths are on the rise as cheap and potent versions of the drug — sometimes laced with the pain … and more »

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Task force on heroin addiction to meet here – Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

Task force on heroin addiction to meet here Rochester Democrat and Chronicle A legislative task force is continuing its review of ways to address the rise in heroin and opioid abuse. The group is scheduled to hold a forum Tuesday at the Monroe County Office Building in Rochester. It's the second of 12 such events planned … and more »

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Clark County hoping letter cuts down on heroin deaths
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (WDTN)- “You cannot arrest your way out of this epidemic,” explains Clark County Sheriff Gene Kelly. Last year, 17 people died from heroin overdoses in Clark County, matching the record. In hopes of … If they return to the street …
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Gene Ween No More: Aaron Freeman's New Life as a Solo Artist
More importantly, though, Freeman, 44, has transformed himself from someone who'd long struggled with drug addiction into a sober and healthy new man. Freeman, who released Marvelous Clouds, an album of covers of folk songwriter Rod McKuen in 2012 …
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Somerville groups look to combat increase in heroin overdoses
Maureen and Michael advocate earlier and more practical anti-drug education for students as well as parents, as well as legislation bolstering detox, rehab, recovery and support services – but the culture of shame and secrecy around addiction must …
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Frustration vented at drug forum
Pete Cobb, president of the Londonderry Volunteer Rescue Squad, said what the squad sees when they go on heroin or other drug related calls has changed. … If someone is suicidal, then they have a small chance of getting into a detox program…but for …
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Hope After All
Based on his previous arrests, a previous unsuccessful attempt to complete drug court in 2008 and his relapses, expectations were low. “They didn't think I was going to make it,” he said, … Horizon Health Services, for example, has detox facilities …
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Drug company, doctors provide opiate addicts with narcotic
… Reckitt Bensicker created Suboxone as an opioid substitute to treat people addicted to heroin and other opiates. According to Suboxone's website, the treatment process entails short-term use of the drug to curb withdrawal symptoms along with …
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Heroin has 'corrosive effect' in New Hampshire
The upsurge, partly a byproduct of restrictions on prescription pills, has had pervasive effects in New Hampshire, where at least 69 people died last year from heroin overdoses, up from 16 in 2008 and fewer than 10 a little more than a decade ago. In …
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Inmate deaths raise questions about jail detox procedures – The Intelligencer

Inmate deaths raise questions about jail detox procedures The Intelligencer In her third day of heroin detox in the Bucks County prison on March 22, Marlene Yarnall received the scheduled doses of medications to ease her withdrawal symptoms around 8:15 a.m., according to a prison administrator. For the next three hours … and more »

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Recovering heroin addict tells his story of being ‘Suburban Junky’ – KSDK

Recovering heroin addict tells his story of being 'Suburban Junky' KSDK Hassan quickly went from smoking pot to shooting heroin. It took an enforced detox in a jail cell and his father's cancer to give him the will to climb out of the deep, dark hole he'd lived in for six years. Now, sober for nearly seven years, its … and more »

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Hanover vs. heroin: Not just an urban problem
Tracy Lawrence-Felton holds a sign she brings to heroin awareness rallies, which has a picture of her son, who died of a heroin overdose four years ago, on it in her Hanover home April 1. 'You're able to function but you're not able to live because …
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Heroin use rises in Ore.
Heroin overdoses in the Portland, area accounted for nearly as many deaths among young and middle-aged men as cancer or heart disease in 2000. When residents began to turn to prescription pills, heroin deaths dropped. But for those seeking treatment, …
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