Opiate Abuse on the Rise in Pepperell, Townsend – Nashoba Publishing

Opiate abuse on the rise in Pepperell, Townsend – Nashoba Publishing

Opiate abuse on the rise in Pepperell, Townsend
Nashoba Publishing
Dr. Traci Kasparian is the clinic director for Habit OPCO, a methadone clinic in Fitchburg. She said that while she has seen an uptick in the number of patients coming from Pepperell recently, Pepperell is really no different from any other town in the

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Overdose-reversal drug starting to be available to more people – Youngstown Vindicator

Overdose-reversal drug starting to be available to more people
Youngstown Vindicator
Opiates that can be reversed with Naloxone include heroin, Vicodin, Percocet, OxyContin, Methadone, Fentanyl patches and Opana, said Dr. Ted Wymyslo, director of the Ohio Department of Health. Besides administering Naloxone, the most important things …

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Curbing painkiller abuse is key to preventing the spread of addiction – Wicked Local Fall River

Curbing painkiller abuse is key to preventing the spread of addiction
Wicked Local Fall River
“There is a perception that opiate painkillers are clean drugs, that they must be OK since a doctor prescribed them,” said Tom Pasternak, owner of Walsh Pharmacy on Rock Street and chairman of the BOLD Coalition of Fall River. “We need to change people

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Cases of newborns with addictions soaring – Boston Globe


Boston Globe

Cases of newborns with addictions soaring
Boston Globe
… in 2012 with what is called “neonatal abstinence syndrome,” suffering withdrawal pains as a result of exposure to illegal opiates such as heroin or prescription drugs such as Oxycontin or methadone, according to a first of its kind survey of local

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Poll: Gangs of London drug dealers to blame as serious drug offences double in … – East Anglian Daily Times


East Anglian Daily Times

Poll: Gangs of London drug dealers to blame as serious drug offences double in
East Anglian Daily Times
Mr Somers often found that people on methadone, which is prescribed by doctors to treat recovering heroin addicts, were on other drugs, and that drug services were “turning a blind eye to anything other than opiates”. He added: “I don't think there's

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