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Whether Heroin or Prescription Drugs, Fatal Overdoses in Maine ‘a Waste of … – Bangor Daily News

Whether heroin or prescription drugs, fatal overdoses in Maine ‘a waste of … – Bangor Daily News


Press Herald

Whether heroin or prescription drugs, fatal overdoses in Maine 'a waste of
Bangor Daily News
The 34-year-old mother of one started using the illegal drug years ago, her father said, noting that every attempt she made to quit it only seemed to tighten the vise of her addiction. in 2012 were oxycodone, a narcotic responsible for 29 percent
Fatal overdoses quadruple as heroin tightens grip on MaineMorning Sentinel
Heroin and pill abuse stir a battle cry in VermontThe Star Democrat

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Murder cases set for 2014 – Sandusky Register


Sandusky Register

Murder cases set for 2014
Sandusky Register
Heading into 2014, homicide cases in Huron, Ottawa and Sandusky counties are set for court action, starting with a bizarre allegation against a Fremont man who allegedly overdosed his wife on a methadone prescription. The trial for Jason Risenburg, 38

Heroin and Pill Abuse Stir a Battle Cry in Vermont – Concord Monitor

Heroin and pill abuse stir a battle cry in Vermont – Concord Monitor

Heroin and pill abuse stir a battle cry in Vermont
Concord Monitor
Many prescription painkillers belong to a class of drugs known as opioids, which also includes heroin, codeine and methadone. Many states are reporting increasing heroin problems as an unintended byproduct of efforts to crack down on painkiller abuse

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Heroin deaths quadrupled in Maine from 2011 to 2012 – Press Herald


WGAN News

Heroin deaths quadrupled in Maine from 2011 to 2012
Press Herald
Statistics from the state attorney general highlight a growing drug problem, fueled in part by restrictions on prescription drugs and cheaper heroin. By Eric Russell And David Hench Staff Writers. The number of deaths from “What I was hearing
Whether heroin or prescription drugs, fatal overdoses in Maine 'a waste of Bangor Daily News

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Oregon, ACLU Argue Against Handing Over Prescription-Drug Information to DEA – OregonLive.com

Oregon, ACLU argue against handing over prescription-drug information to DEA – OregonLive.com

Oregon, ACLU argue against handing over prescription-drug information to DEA
OregonLive.com
Created in 2009 and designed to combat prescription drug abuse, the program requires pharmacies to submit the names, addresses and other information for patients who receive prescriptions containing oxycodone, methadone, codeine, testosterone and 

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Heroin and pill abuse stir a battle cry in Vermont – Aiken Standard

Heroin and pill abuse stir a battle cry in Vermont
Aiken Standard
Many prescription painkillers belong to a class of drugs known as opioids, which also includes heroin, codeine and methadone. Many states are reporting increasing heroin problems as an unintended byproduct of efforts to crack down on painkiller abuse

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Heroin deaths quadrupled in Maine from 2011 to 2012 – Morning Sentinel

Heroin and Pill Abuse Stir a Battle Cry in Vermont – News 12 Westchester

Heroin and pill abuse stir a battle cry in Vermont – News 12 Westchester


Washington Post

Heroin and pill abuse stir a battle cry in Vermont
News 12 Westchester
Many prescription painkillers belong to a class of drugs known as opioids, which also includes heroin, codeine and methadone. Many states are reporting increasing heroin problems as an unintended byproduct of efforts to crack down on painkiller abuse
Stats Show Opiate Use Declining, Not Rising, In VermontVermont Public Radio

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Stronger methadone comes with caution – Surrey Leader

Stronger methadone comes with caution
Surrey Leader
Ann Livingstone of the Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users (VANDU) said she suspects the change aims to stop some pharmacies from watering down the methadone they dispense and skimming off a bit of the powdered drug to sell separately. "It can't be 

Stats Show Opiate Use Declining, Not Rising, in Vermont – Vermont Public Radio

Stats Show Opiate Use Declining, Not Rising, In Vermont – Vermont Public Radio

Stats Show Opiate Use Declining, Not Rising, In Vermont
Vermont Public Radio
Peter Shumlin's State of the State address outlining Vermont's heroin and opiate “epidemic,” addictive drug use has actually gone down over the past several years, according to state and federal data. “In Vermont since 2000, we have seen a more than

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Heroin overdoses on the rise – The Recorder

Heroin overdoses on the rise
The Recorder
lumping all drugs from heroin to cannabis together under the label of narcotics. The report does however note that “opioids, including heroin, oxycodone, morphine, codeine and methadone, continued to be the agent most associated with poisoning

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Abbotsford, BC, votes to allow harm reduction programs in the city – CTV News

Lowell ZBA Reverses Course, OKs Methadone Clinic Move – the Sun

Lowell ZBA reverses course, OKs methadone clinic move – The Sun

Lowell ZBA reverses course, OKs methadone clinic move
The Sun
LOWELL — Two lawsuits later and little more than six months after the city's Zoning Board of Appeals first rejected the petition of the city's lone methadone clinic to move to a new location off Stedman Street near the Lowell/Chelmsford line, the ZBA
Methadone Clinic on Chelmsford Border Approved By Lowell ZBAPatch.com

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Aldermen approve Keith Creek settlement; methadone clinic gets new home on … – The Rock River Times

Aldermen approve Keith Creek settlement; methadone clinic gets new home on
The Rock River Times
Homeowners along Keith Creek who participated in a class-action lawsuit to pay for damages suffered in a 2007 flood, will soon be paid, as alderman approved a $ 2.5 million to settlement at the Monday, Jan. 13 meeting of the Rockford City Council.

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