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Is heroin addiction as close as your medicine cabinet? – 6abc.com

Is heroin addiction as close as your medicine cabinet? 6abc.com December 19, 2013 (WPVI) — An Action News investigation uncovers an alarming revelation about opiate addiction, and the connection between heroin use and prescriptions medications many of us use every day. The scourge of heroin continues to spread …

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Program targets heroin abuse – Charlotte Observer

Program targets heroin abuse Charlotte Observer In June, King helped launch a pilot program in the South Division to target heroin use. The program recently expanded to include the entire county. “It's not just targeting offenders and trying to arrest them,” said Wilson. “We're working with …

Heroin Addiction – Google News

Bill aims to boost treatment for heroin addicts, prison time for dealers – Lexington Herald Leader    Read more...

Police soon will carry heroin antidote
Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato, who spearheaded the project, said he also wants to get the word out that anyone who lives with a person who is battling heroin addiction also is permitted to have Narcan in their home, per a state law …
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Pittsburgh area warned of home-made 'krokodil' heroin
No laboratory-confirmed cases of desomorphine abuse have been reported in the United States, but authorities in several states, including Arizona, Massachusetts and Illinois, reported what they believe is exposure to the drug. Though the recent cases …
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GUEST OPINION: Some welfare reform ideas are impractical
Do we take away over such a commonly used drug that society is increasingly permissive of? How about someone with a drug addiction that is in treatment but has relapsed? We know that drug addiction isn't something that is easily cured by deterrence; it …
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DiZoglio hosts forum on drug addiction
METHUEN — State Rep. Diana DiZoglio, D-Methuen, has invited fellow lawmaker Elizabeth A. Malia, D-Jamaica Plain, chair of the Joint Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse, to hear from Merrimack Valley residents about the issue of drug …
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Poem Gives Drug Forum Attendees Look into Addict's Mind
Next Previous Slideshow Download. Wednesday night's forum in Mahopac on drug addiction drew more than 200 people, and it kicked off with a few words from organizers and supporters—and a powerful poem that provides a glimpse into an addict's mind.
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Assemblyman, county officials told Heroin users need support
Kuehl attended a Monday community forum at Watertown City Hall focusing on heroin use, hosted by state Rep. John Jagler. She and other community members spoke … forum once audience members had a turn to speak. Leading the public comment was Scott …
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County expanding anti-heroin efforts
Last week, Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced the launch of a state-wide heroin abuse prevention campaign. Through a series of posters, TV spot, radio ads, You Tube videos and a website, the campaign, dubbed The Fly Effect, aims to …
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Van Hollen launches statewide anti-heroin initiative (story, video)
The campaign, dubbed The Fly Effect, includes posters, a website, a TV spot, radio ads and You Tube videos, including one featuring state Rep. John Nygren, whose daughter has struggled with heroin addiction. DOJ officials began developing the public …
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Angelica Belen, Wisconsin Mom Whose 3 Kids Died In Fire, Gets 18 Years
I am sorry that I will never see you grow up, graduate high school and have children of your own," said Belen, who pleaded guilty in July to three counts of felony child neglect. She was 3 in 1992 …. The baby was placed in the custody of Child …
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High cost of drug abuse underscored in Brockton
Unfortunately, the stigma is eroding partly because so many families in the region are touched by addiction, Coulstring said. Reports show eastern Massachusetts has the highest incidence of heroin and opiate-related emergency room visits in the U.S …
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Welfare Drug Testing Catches Only 12 Users In Utah
Utah's drug screening cost the state about $ 31,000. But state Rep. Brad Wilson … Utah's law differs from Florida's in that it first subjects TANF applicants to a questionnaire and only tests those whose answers give the state a reasonable suspicion …
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