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U.S. Officials Target Escalating Drug Overdoses

U.S. Officials Target Escalating Drug Overdoses
Title: U.S. Officials Target Escalating Drug Overdoses Category: Health News Created: 2/11/2014 4:36:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 2/12/2014 12:00:00 AM
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Rock County Mother Arrested After 13-Month-Old Dies From Drug Overdose – WIFR

Rock County Mother Arrested After 13-Month-Old Dies from Drug Overdose – WIFR


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Rock County Mother Arrested After 13-Month-Old Dies from Drug Overdose
WIFR
Janesville Police say 23-year-old Tallie Strommen didn't even have a prescription for the drug methadone which she admitted she gave to her baby. 13-month-old K'myah Strommen. “This child had lethal range of methadone in its system.” Lieutenant Keith 
Police say Wis. mother gave 1-year-old methadone, which resulted in deathMinneapolis Star Tribune
UPDATED: Mom arrested after baby dies of methadone overdoseJanesville Gazette
Janesville mother accused of killing child gave her meth – WXOW News 19 La WXOW.com
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Stony Plain foster boy died from methadone overdose – Edmonton Journal

Stony Plain foster boy died from methadone overdose
Edmonton Journal
Alberta's Chief Toxicologist, Dr. Graham Jones, said K.W.'s blood contained .38 milligrams of methadone per litre of blood, a dose that would be fatal to anyone not accustomed to such drugs. He also had non-toxic levels of anti-depressant amitriptyline
How foster child got methadone that killed him stays a mysteryCBC.ca

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Case Dismissed in Bridgewater Overdose Death

Case dismissed in Bridgewater overdose death
Josh Ballard died after over-dosing of a prescription drugs. (CONTRIBUTED) The case against a Bridgewater man charged with trafficking a prescription drug after a young man died in his apartment was dismissed Wednesday.
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UPDATE: Janesville mother accused of killing child gave her methadone to help sleep
Janesville police say a mother is in custody for the death of her 1-year-old child who died from a drug overdose.
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Anti-Addiction Drugs Found in Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Apartment – WWGP 1050 AM

Anti-Addiction Drugs Found in Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Apartment – WWGP 1050 AM


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Anti-Addiction Drugs Found in Philip Seymour Hoffman's Apartment
WWGP 1050 AM
Also sold under the brand names, Suboxone and Zubsolv, buprenorphine has fewer side effects compared to some of the older anti-addiction drugs such as methadone. And taking larger doses doesn't produce a bigger high so there's a lower risk of overdose 
Philip Seymour Hoffman Didn't Have to DieTruth-Out
Philip Seymour Hoffman's death brings attention to drug addictionWashington Post (blog)
Breaking the cycle: Heroin's deadly grip on addictsCBS News
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UPDATED: Mom Arrested After Baby Dies of Methadone Overdose – Janesville Gazette

UPDATED: Mom arrested after baby dies of methadone overdose – Janesville Gazette


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UPDATED: Mom arrested after baby dies of methadone overdose
Janesville Gazette
Strommen did not have a prescription, Lawver said. Police often encounter people who are abusing methadone, Lawver said, but it's not clear if Strommen was. “Methadone has been used safely and effectively to treat drug addiction for decades,” according
Beloit Mother Arrested After One Year Old Child Dies From Drug OverdoseWIFR
Police say mother gave 1-year-old methadone, which resulted in deathThe Republic
Mother arrested in drug-related death of 13-month-oldWEAU
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel –WSAW
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Drug Users Warned After Potent Methadone Stolen in Vancouver Drugstore Robbery

Drug users warned after potent methadone stolen in Vancouver drugstore robbery
Police are warning drug users to be careful after a litre of potent methadone was stolen in an East Vancouver pharmacy break-in on Thursday morning. Around 2 a.m. Thursday, police were called to the Rexall Drug Store at Fraser Street and East 50th Avenue and found the glass front doors smashed in.
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