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7 More Drug Overdose Deaths in RI Bring 2014 Total to 45 – the Providence Journal

7 more drug overdose deaths in RI bring 2014 total to 45 – The Providence Journal

7 more drug overdose deaths in RI bring 2014 total to 45
The Providence Journal
Rebecca Boss, the state's administrator of Behavioral Healthcare Services, called for an end not just to the stigma attached to addiction, but to the stigma attached to addiction recovery through the use of such drugs as methadone or Suboxone.

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Officials Cross State Lines to Call for War on Heroin

Officials cross state lines to call for war on heroin
Last year, 426 of Ohio’s 1,765 drug overdose deaths involved heroin.
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Officials Cross State Lines to Call for War on Heroin

Officials cross state lines to call for war on heroin
Last year, 426 of Ohio’s 1,765 drug overdose deaths involved heroin.
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Hoffman, Heroin, and What Is to Be Done [FEATURE]

Hoffman, Heroin, and What Is To Be Done [FEATURE]
I went into detox in April 2007, abstained from using for two months, then relapsed. In July 2008 I again went to detox and I am presently in a treatment center. … "Safe injection sites would be very helpful, so would more Good Samaritan overdose …
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100 Americans die of drug overdoses each day. How do we stop that?
Fatal overdoses from opiate medications such as oxycodone, hydrocodone, and methadone have quadrupled since 1999, accounting for an estimated 16,651 deaths in 2010. Earlier this week, I discussed the overdose …. We'll detox you of everything, and you …
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UPDATED: Mom Charged After Baby Dies of Methadone Overdose – Janesville Gazette

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


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UPDATED: Mom charged after baby dies of methadone overdose
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Methadone has been used safely and effectively to treat drug addiction for decades,” according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website. “It has been prescribed increasingly as a painkiller because it is a generic drug that can
Janesville mother accused of killing child gave her meth – WXOW News 19 La WXOW.com
Bail set for mom in infant's deathBeloit Daily News
Mother Arrested in Drug Overdose Death of 1-year-oldWSAW

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STATE HOUSE NEWS: Report measures Mass. youths’ views on drugs, alcohol – Stoughton Journal

STATE HOUSE NEWS: Report measures Mass. youths' views on drugs, alcohol
Stoughton Journal
Vermont's number of people enrolled in substance use treatment who received methadone has declined from 2008 to 2012, while the number in Massachusetts has increased from 9,606 in 2008 to 15,504 in 2012. Massachusetts voters decriminalized 

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Washington County DA, Coroner Create Working Group to Combat Overdoses – Washington Observer Reporter

Washington County DA, coroner create working group to combat overdoses – Washington Observer Reporter

Washington County DA, coroner create working group to combat overdoses
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Vittone and Warco announced Thursday that a working group will be created to develop an education action plan to combat issues associated with heroin and prescription drug abuse, including drug summits hosted by schools with programs aimed at different

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Will Philip Seymour Hoffman’s death be a wake-up call? – Los Angeles Times


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Will Philip Seymour Hoffman's death be a wake-up call?
Los Angeles Times
The death of Philip Seymour Hoffman last week, apparently of a heroin overdose, says a lot about the epidemic of opiate abuse gripping the United States. That epidemic, which They give out free samples outside methadone clinics, customers tell me
Hoffman's Death Illustrates Heroin's Ability to Hijack the BrainHuffington Post (blog)
US Officials Target Escalating Drug OverdosesHealthDay
Obama Administration Cites Heroin Concerns After Hoffman DeathTIME

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