Posts Tagged ‘prescription drug abuse’
Pills, Heroin Change Drug War in Henderson County
Pills, heroin change drug war in Henderson County
The war on drugs is changing, and officers cringe at what they see on the horizon. A rise in prescription drug abuse has fed an increase in overdoses, but as pills become more expensive, heroin has reared its head.
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Methadone Project Hope for Drug Addicts – Daily News
Methadone project hope for drug addicts – Daily News
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Methadone project hope for drug addicts
Daily News “In February 2011 when we started the methadone project at the Muhimbili National Hospital, we targeted injection drug users because of the risk to HIV transmission. Now that the scaling up has started, we are offering methadone to all women who are … |
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Rhode Island makes lifesaving overdose drug easily available – The Providence Journal
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Rhode Island makes lifesaving overdose drug easily available
The Providence Journal By some stroke of luck, the manager of the house — a transitional home for people in recovery from addiction — had just returned, and the frightened roommate alerted him. Michael J. Rossi, who is also a registered nurse, called 911, ran upstairs and … |
Experts Warn Heroin Could Be Next Epidemic
Experts warn heroin could be next epidemic
TAMPA — Heroin deaths across the Tampa Bay area remain relatively low, but experts warn the crackdown on prescription drug abuse could reverse that trend.
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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
Janesville Gazette “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 … Bail set for mom in infant's death Mother Arrested in Drug Overdose Death of 1-year-old |
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STATE HOUSE NEWS: Report measures Mass. youths’ views on drugs, alcohol – Stoughton Journal
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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 … |
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
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Washington County DA, coroner create working group to combat overdoses
Washington Observer Reporter 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 Brain US Officials Target Escalating Drug Overdoses Obama Administration Cites Heroin Concerns After Hoffman Death |
Beckley Psychiatrist Pens Article on Opiate Drug Abuse – Beckley Register-Herald
Beckley psychiatrist pens article on opiate drug abuse – Beckley Register-Herald
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Beckley psychiatrist pens article on opiate drug abuse
Beckley Register-Herald Methadone has been proven to decrease opiate abuse and crime through decreasing the craving for the drug, but Hasan said for-profit clinics are hesitant to eventually taper patients off the methadone treatment. “Some pain experts feel that this … |
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Case dismissed in Bridgewater overdose death – TheChronicleHerald.ca
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Case dismissed in Bridgewater overdose death
TheChronicleHerald.ca “It doesn't surprise me at all,” said Tamara Ballard, whose son, Joshua, died of a methadone overdose in Kevin Leroy Wheaton's King Street apartment on Oct. 29, 2011. Ballard's … Tamara Ballard said prescription drug abuse is “an epidemic.” She cited … |
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DeWine Conducts Springfield Town Hall On Drug Abuse – WYSO