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BC Patients Still Waiting for Controversial Prescription Heroin – the Globe and Mail

BC patients still waiting for controversial prescription heroin – The Globe and Mail

BC patients still waiting for controversial prescription heroin
The Globe and Mail
While some could not differentiate between hydromorphone and heroin – suggesting hydromorphone could be an effective, legal substitute for heroin – doctors are reluctant to prescribe as a heroin addiction treatment as the SALOME study is ongoing.

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OPINION: Legal pot makes sense – Cincinnati.com

OPINION: Legal pot makes sense
Cincinnati.com
Despite the outlay of over a trillion dollars since 1970, thousands killed in drug-related violence and the imprisonment of Americans at a rate higher than any other country in the world, the heroin problem is significantly worse today than it was in

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ACP Issues Wake-up Call on Prescription Drug Abuse – Medscape

Zohydro Approval Protested by 28 Attorneys General

Zohydro approval protested by 28 attorneys general
Numerous state prosecutors have asked the FDA to reconsider approval of Zohydro ER.
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28 State Attorneys General Ask FDA to Reconsider Approval of Powerful New Painkiller

28 state attorneys general ask FDA to reconsider approval of powerful new painkiller
WASHINGTON — More than two dozen state prosecutors are asking the Food and Drug Administration to reconsider its approval of a powerful new painkiller called Zohydro, saying that the narcotic pill could add to the national epidemic of prescription drug abuse.
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Arizona among 28 states to ask FDA to rethink painkiller approval
WASHINGTON (AP) – More than two dozen state prosecutors, including Arizona's, are asking the Food and Drug Administration to reconsider its approval of a powerful new painkiller called Zohydro, saying that the narcotic pill could add to the national epidemic of prescription drug abuse.
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Missouri woman charged in overdose deaths of 2 men
A southeast Missouri woman is facing charges for the drug overdose deaths of two men.
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Drug Drop-Off Effort Needed – Lancaster Newspapers

Drug drop-off effort needed – Lancaster Newspapers

Drug drop-off effort needed
Lancaster Newspapers
And 14,800 of the deaths — 74 percent — involved opioid pain relievers, including OxyContin, Vicodin and methadone. The rate for prescription-opioid fatalities is Drug drop-off boxes won't eliminate prescription-drug abuse. In addition to proper

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Bail violations jail boyfriend of heroin OD victim – The Recorder

Bail violations jail boyfriend of heroin OD victim
The Recorder
“The tragic death of another young person in Franklin County, from an apparent heroin overdose, underscores the public health crisis from opioid abuse,” District Attorney David Sullivan wrote in a release. “The lack of detoxification and Boyer told

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Police Say Heroin Is a Local Crisis

Police say heroin is a local crisis
Low prices and easy access have led to a troubling comeback of the addictive drug heroin, area officials said Monday, with police officials and social workers scrambling to frame responses to the problem.
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Officials Say New Drug Particularly Dangerous – Wilkes Journal Patriot

Officials say new drug particularly dangerous – Wilkes Journal Patriot

Officials say new drug particularly dangerous
Wilkes Journal Patriot
She said it was determined that the woman died from an overdose of methadone, which is used as a pain reliever and as part of drug addiction detoxification. Wilkes Sheriff's Department narcotics officers seized a white powder substance believed to be

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Clinic Looking to Expand in Rockford – WIFR

Clinic Looking to Expand in Rockford
WIFR
ROCKFORD (WIFR) — Remedies, a local health and human services agency, wants to build a medical clinic to treat people with certain drug addictions as well as serve as a crisis shelter for women and children. Remedies is just a step away from expanding

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