Archive for the ‘Heroin Addiction’ Category
Heroin Use in Oregon: Portland's Central City Concern Claims High Treatment …
Heroin use in Oregon: Portland's Central City Concern claims high treatment …
Former heroin addict David Fitzgerald stands near the rehabilitation clinic where he works in Portland. Fitzgerald is the leader of the mentor program at Central City Concern, the only Portland rehabilitation clinic that claims a 60 percent success …
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Covington meeting unveils plan to fight heroin epidemic in Northern Kentucky
Public health officials attribute Northern Kentucky's high infection rate to the region's high levels of the intravenous (IV) use of heroin.8; Admissions for heroin addiction increased from 64 percent in 2009 to 87 percent in 2012 at the region's only …
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Heroin on the border
Northern New Mexico's Rio Arriba County, with a little more than 40,000 in population, is routinely reported as leading the nation in heroin use and deaths per population. Recent reports say that the percentage of high school kids in Rio Arriba using …
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Fairfax Mother of Young Heroin Addict: ‘There Were Clues. but We Had No Clue.’ – Washington Post
Fairfax mother of young heroin addict: ‘There were clues. But we had no clue.’ – Washington Post
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Fairfax mother of young heroin addict: 'There were clues. But we had no clue.'
Washington Post The sentencing last week of a D.C. heroin dealer whose drugs killed three other young adults in Fairfax has cast a harsh light on the problem of addiction in Washington's suburbs. Even in this affluent, well-educated area, young people are jeopardizing … |
Heroin Addiction – Google News
Deadly addiction: Doctors say heroin treatment is available – TheDay.com
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Deadly addiction: Doctors say heroin treatment is available
TheDay.com Dr. Martin Maloney of Coastal Behavioral Health in New London said that in his 20 years as a psychiatrist, he's never seen the heroin problem worse than it is now. It's a cheap, easily accessible substitute that people are turning to after getting … |
Drug Overdose Deaths Hitting Home in Folsom
Drug Overdose Deaths Hitting Home in Folsom
So, these kids know they might overdose, and have the possible remedy handy. It doesn't work, however, if everyone's passed out. Most heroin addicts start out with the gateway drugs of booze, tobacco and marijuana. When they find out their kids are …
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Two people die in NJ each day from opiate abuse
“Some people in my age bracket tend to think that drug addiction is something that affects only inner cities,” said Freeholder Albert Cifelli, one of numerous state and local officials attending the event. “Nowadays we see athletes, talk show hosts, it …
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Fairfax Mother of Young Heroin Addict: ‘There Were Clues. but We Had No Clue.’ – Washington Post
Fairfax mother of young heroin addict: ‘There were clues. But we had no clue.’ – Washington Post
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Fairfax mother of young heroin addict: 'There were clues. But we had no clue.'
Washington Post The sentencing last week of a D.C. heroin dealer whose drugs killed three other young adults in Fairfax has cast a harsh light on the problem of addiction in Washington's suburbs. Even in this affluent, well-educated area, young people are jeopardizing … |
Heroin Addiction – Google News
Deadly addiction: Heroin use, a tragic wrong turn for prescription drug … – TheDay.com
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Deadly addiction: Heroin use, a tragic wrong turn for prescription drug …
TheDay.com In many cases the drug is heroin. Its use has reached crisis levels in the region, across the state and nationwide, leading to a spike in the number of overdose deaths and an increased push by legislators for public education and resources for … Experts: 'killer heroin' may be something else |
Spice Addiction Treatment
Spice addiction treatment – http://drug.addictionblog.org/how-to-treat-spice-addiction/ Spice addiction treatment | Addiction Blog What can you expect during the course of Spice addicti…
Warren OH Alcohol Drug Rehab Announces Drug Detoxification Services …
There can be no greater starting point for a drug addict that really wants to get clean and sober than going through drug detox. This process makes a clear statement that pushing out all traces of drugs like heroin, cocaine, barbiturates, opiates and …
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More Somerville families opening up about heroin addiction
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 …
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Heroin Addiction: The Long Road to Sobriety
Heroin addiction: The long road to sobriety
Steve did his first line of cocaine when he was 15 and working as a fisherman in Anacortes. It made him feel like Superman.
Heroin Addiction – Yahoo News Search Results
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