Posts Tagged ‘opioid addiction’
Mountainside Treatment Center Tackles Sharp Rise in Connecticut Heroin Abuse – PR Web (Press Release)
Mountainside Treatment Center Tackles Sharp Rise in Connecticut Heroin Abuse – PR Web (press release)
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Mountainside Treatment Center Tackles Sharp Rise in Connecticut Heroin Abuse
PR Web (press release) With heroin abuse an urgent health crisis that has Connecticut in its grip, the new detoxification program, Mountainside Detox, is being created to alleviate the mounting need for additional treatment services in the state starting in late spring … |
County denies newspaper request for jail detox protocol, med list – Bucks County Courier Times
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County denies newspaper request for jail detox protocol, med list
Bucks County Courier Times She died of a cardiac arrest during heroin detox at the county jail. “As the selection of appropriate medication will vary on a case by case basis, as well as factor in which substance(s) is involved, it is impossible to provide a complete and accurate … |
More Somerville Families Opening Up About Heroin Addiction – Wicked Local Littleton
More Somerville families opening up about heroin addiction – Wicked Local Littleton
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More Somerville families opening up about heroin addiction
Wicked Local Littleton The names change but the story is the same. For Vicky Westcott, it's a story that more people need to hear. Only close family friends knew about her son Tommy's problem while he was alive, but nowadays when people ask what happened to him, she tells … |
State learns more in fight against heroin epidemic at panel of legislators in … – WatertownDailyTimes.com
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State learns more in fight against heroin epidemic at panel of legislators in …
WatertownDailyTimes.com AMANDA MORRISON • WATERTOWN DAILY TIMES. Chelsea Mulcahy tears up while giving a testimony about the life of her boyfriend, who struggled with heroin addiction until his death, during the New York State Senate Task Force on Heroin and Opioid Addiction … State learns more in the fight against heroin |
Heroin Hits Close to Home – Coastal Point
Heroin hits close to home – Coastal Point
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Heroin hits close to home
Coastal Point Even though there are drugs that keep people off of heroin, when you withdrawal from that it's worse than the heroin,” he said. “It'll make the first week of detox bearable, but if you continue to do it after that, you're just going to get addicted to … |
More Somerville families opening up about heroin addiction – Wicked Local Orleans
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More Somerville families opening up about heroin addiction
Wicked Local Orleans The names change but the story is the same. For Vicky Westcott, it's a story that more people need to hear. Only close family friends knew about her son Tommy's problem while he was alive, but nowadays when people ask what happened to him, she tells … |
Franconia Doctor Convicted of Running Pill Mill Faces Decades in Prison
Franconia doctor convicted of running pill mill faces decades in prison
A sentence of several decades is needed “so as not to depreciate the seriousness of each individual crime and the impact on each life he destroyed by replacing his duty to 'do no harm' with his own greed,” Steele wrote. Steele also is … Steele said …
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Locals testify on heroin problem in the North Country
"If I heard about someone overdosing, that's the heroin I would want because I knew it was good," recovering addict Shawn McKeen testified before the State Senate Task Force on Heroin and Opioid Addiction hearing at the Clinton County Government Center …
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State Learns More in the Fight Against Heroin – Insurance News Net (Press Release)
State learns more in the fight against heroin – Insurance News Net (press release)
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State learns more in the fight against heroin
Insurance News Net (press release) Lawmakers in Albany are grappling with an epidemic that has arisen, seemingly overnight, in the small towns and communities throughout New York and in the north country — a surge in heroin and opioid addiction. But the problem — which has touched … |
A former heroin addict started this awesome e-waste company that hires others … – Grist
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A former heroin addict started this awesome e-waste company that hires others …
Grist By 2012, MHD was the 28th fastest-growing company in America. With his recovery and business both on track, Dadashi combined the two, hiring people from the detox center where he served as a sponsor. As he told Fast Co.: “We're giving computers and … |
5 Ways to Help Heroin Addicts
5 ways to help heroin addicts
With heroin overdoses on the rise, advocates want more access to treatment, and Good Samaritan laws.
Heroin Detox – Yahoo News Search Results
Officials gather in Utica to discuss local heroin problem
UTICA — Heroin and other opioid addiction is on the rise in New York. On Tuesday, the Senate Joint Task Force held a forum at the State Office Building in Utica.
Heroin Detox – Yahoo News Search Results
NC9 Special Report: Heroin use spiking in the Borderland
A huge spike in heroin use across this country has law enforcement scrambling to react. The number of users has almost doubled in the U.S. over the past decade, while overdose deaths here in Texas have more than tripled. Promote to Mobile 0 read more
Heroin Detox – Yahoo News Search Results