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Heroin epidemic not skin deep
Daniel Thomas, an addiction counselor at Detox of La Plata County, said he sees a spectrum of people go to detox trying to withdraw from heroin. “I have seen … Then the price for prescription painkillers increased, and prescriptions were harder to …
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Lawmakers push for drug abuse treatment, recovery funding
The phenomenal program of I-STOP that we put together in the legislature and signed by the governor has its effects of now driving the cost down of heroin," said Asm. Steven Cymbrowitz (D-Brooklyn). "Now we find those youngsters who cannot get …
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Increasing impact of heroin in Kansas City area
The United States Attorney General called the rising number of heroin deaths in the U.S. an urgent public crisis. On Tuesday, Kansas City police revealed 14 people died from … Anna didn't buy it in the city; she got it in the suburbs. “She used to …
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Prescription Painkillers Gateway to Heroin Use?
Whether or not heroin use is on the rise nationally is a subject of debate; but its migration into the suburbs, the arena for prescription painkillers at the turn of the millennium, is a well-known fact; and, although deaths by prescription painkillers …
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Musician claims 300 bags of heroin found after Philip Seymour Hoffman death …
A musician charged with intent to deal heroin amid the investigation into Philip Seymour Hoffman's death has said he kept 300 bags of heroin for "personal use". Veteran jazz and pop performer Robert Vineberg was arrested when police following a tip-off …
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As heroin use spikes, focus shifts to drug that saves addicts
Speaking weeks after Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman died of an overdose of heroin and other drugs, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder on Monday called rising overdose deaths from heroin and prescription painkillers an “urgent public health …
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Josh Brolin Talks Heroin Use, Reveals Many Of His Friends Lost Their Battle … – Huffington Post

Josh Brolin Talks Heroin Use, Reveals Many Of His Friends Lost Their Battle … Huffington Post The group's influence led Brolin to explore drugs such as heroin, which recently played a part in the death of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman. Hoffman died on Feb. 2 of an acute mixed drug intoxication that included heroin, cocaine and prescription pills. and more »

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Prof. Carl Hart Says Heroin ‘Public Health Crisis’ Is A Myth – Huffington Post

Read more... Prof. Carl Hart Says Heroin 'Public Health Crisis' Is A Myth Huffington Post On Monday, Attorney General Eric Holder promised to fight the growing number of heroin users — a problem he called an "urgent public health crisis." "Addiction to heroin and other opiates -– including certain prescription painkillers — is impacting … and more »

Treatment deficit
After years of large increases in heroin-related deaths and more than a decade of exponential rises in the use of prescription painkillers, Ohio's opioid epidemic has grabbed the attention of state government. Among the public … Drugs such as …
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Doctor crusades against heroin
… addicted to heroin. That night, a 23-year-old woman called and said she needed help because she was in withdrawal. … The area has a history of prescription drug abuse, has a significant number of poor or working-class white people who are the …
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Holder Calls Heroin Abuse an Urgent Public Health Crisis
The top U.S. prosecutor today urged authorities to focus their attention on “the most dangerous types of drugs,” particularly heroin and prescription painkillers, just weeks after the government took steps to legitimize the country’s marijuana industry.
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Holder urges use of drug to help in heroin ODs
Naloxone, commonly known as Narcan, a nasal spray being used to reverse the effects of opiate overdoses. / WUSA WASHINGTON – Attorney General Eric Holder Declaring heroin addiction is an "urgent and growing public health crisis,'' urged first responders to carry the drug naloxone that helps resuscitate victims from an overdose.
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