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Coroner: Bucks Inmate Died of Heart Failure During Heroin Withdrawal – Bucks County Courier Times

Coroner: Bucks inmate died of heart failure during heroin withdrawal – Bucks County Courier Times

Coroner: Bucks inmate died of heart failure during heroin withdrawal
Bucks County Courier Times
heroin withdrawal By Jo Ciavaglia Staff writer Bucks County Courier Times. A 49-year-old Bensalem woman found dead inside her Bucks County prison cell suffered sudden cardiac death during heroin detoxification, according to the Bucks County coroner.

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St. Louis settles lawsuit over inmate’s heroin withdrawal death – STLtoday.com

St. Louis settles lawsuit over inmate's heroin withdrawal death
STLtoday.com
ST. LOUIS • The City of St. Louis this week settled a lawsuit that alleged that medical negligence and heroin withdrawal caused the death of a jail inmate. Isaac Bennett Jr. was jailed on July 23, 2007, and told a nurse that he was a heroin addict who

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Medina-area police to carry heroin overdose antidote – WKYC-TV

Medina-area police to carry heroin overdose antidote
WKYC-TV
They'll now carry the drug Narcan, a brand name for naloxone, in their cruisers to treat someone having a heroin overdose. Narcan is an inhaled medication that can reverse a heroin overdose within seconds, putting the patient into immediate withdrawal.

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A mother’s worst nightmare: Losing a son to heroin, fighting to save others – Beloit Daily News

A mother's worst nightmare: Losing a son to heroin, fighting to save others
Beloit Daily News
Because Clayton was unable to get a prescription for the pain killers, his mother said he found an easier and more economical way to deal with his withdrawalheroin. Barbara said she first started hearing rumors about her son's heroin addiction a

Heroin Withdrawal – Google News