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Heroin Hidden Between Man's Buttocks Was 'for Use of Him and Girlfriend

Heroin hidden between man's buttocks was 'for use of him and girlfriend
He told a judge he bought the 6.27g of heroin from a Grangetown car park on the way to drop a van off at a friend's home. “We were going to use all of it between us,” said Donaldson. He had the … The couple said they were now on methadone programmes.
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Long Beach Memorial will hold prescription drug take-back on Saturday
LONG BEACH >> Residents can drop off their expired or unused prescription medications at Long Beach Memorial Hospital on Saturday as part of a drug take-back initiative. Organizers, including the Long Beach Police Department, hope to prevent pill abuse …
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How Obamacare Is Changing Addiction Treatment Coverage

How Obamacare Is Changing Addiction Treatment Coverage
Defining benchmark plans for each state, that list of 10 benefits requires only "a bare minimum" of addiction treatment coverage, leaving out medication like methadone, Heller said. Expanding benchmark plans to include such medication treatment will …
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Military affairs beat: Mpls. VA cuts down on opioids for pain
The protocols at the Minneapolis VA are being embraced nationwide and come as the VA faces an explosion in the use of prescription medications for chronic pain (Vets enrolled in the VA system suffer from higher rates of chronic pain than the rest of …
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Prescription-Drug Battle Fuels Rise in Heroin Use – Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

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Prescription-drug battle fuels rise in heroin use
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
State and federal officials have pressed their campaign against prescription-drug abuse with urgency, trying to contain a scourge that kills more than 16,000 people each year. The crackdown has helped reduce the illegal use of some medications and
Experts: Officials missed signs of prescription drug crackdown's effect on Washington Post

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Baltimore, merchants seek relief for a beleaguered Lexington Market – Baltimore Sun

Baltimore, merchants seek relief for a beleaguered Lexington Market
Baltimore Sun
Up and down the sidewalk they shuffled, hawking a variety of goods — methadone, the anxiety drug Xanax and other prescription medications — in a street code repeated over and over. "Bukes and bars, bukes and bars," one man said rhythmically, slang

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Baltimore, Merchants Seek Relief for a Beleaguered Lexington Market

Baltimore, merchants seek relief for a beleaguered Lexington Market
As the city mulls an overhaul of the market, officials say cleaning up the area is vital to success The pill peddlers were busy on Eutaw Street. Up and down the sidewalk they shuffled, hawking a variety of goods — methadone, the anxiety drug Xanax and other prescription medications — in a street code repeated over and over.        
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Baltimore Officials Work to Eliminate Drug Sales in Lexington Market Area – Baltimore Sun

Baltimore officials work to eliminate drug sales in Lexington Market area – Baltimore Sun

Baltimore officials work to eliminate drug sales in Lexington Market area
Baltimore Sun
Up and down the sidewalk they shuffled, hawking a variety of goods — methadone, the anxiety drug Xanax and other prescription medications — in a street code repeated over and over. "Bukes and bars, bukes and bars," one man said rhythmically, slang

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Danielle Shapazian: The needle, damage done and a better life – Fresno Bee

Danielle Shapazian: The needle, damage done and a better life
Fresno Bee
Substance abuse. Or, according to the most recent edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), substance use disorder (SUD). The new terminology still gets stuck on my tongue. Most of us would never consider shooting a

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How to Fight Addiction [Letter] – Baltimore Sun

How to fight addiction [Letter] – Baltimore Sun

How to fight addiction [Letter]
Baltimore Sun
Serious addictions, not always but frequently, start with gateway drugs like nicotine, alcohol and prescription medications like the opioids given to alleviate pain. Every cigarette smoker or alcoholic will not become a heroin addict, but a lot of

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