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R.I. Senate Panel Considers Bills to Aid Treatment of Drug Addiction – the Providence Journal

R.I. Senate panel considers bills to aid treatment of drug addiction – The Providence Journal

R.I. Senate panel considers bills to aid treatment of drug addiction
The Providence Journal
Shawn Donahue, lobbyist for Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island, said the insurer would not support the bill “despite its admirable intention” but that Blue Cross is working with the Health Department to make methadone more widely available. Kelly

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Our opinion: An opiate emergency – Berkshire Eagle

Our opinion: An opiate emergency
Berkshire Eagle
The Sunday Boston Globe, in a harrowing story on a baby prosecutors believe died as a result of a heroin-tainted milk bottle given her by her parents, reported that in 2012, 1,300 babies were born addicted to heroin or prescription drugs like methadone

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Drug addicted babies increasing in Boston – Examiner.com

Edwina Negron Accused of Slamming Baby on Sidewalk – Huffington Post

Edwina Negron Accused Of Slamming Baby On Sidewalk – Huffington Post

Edwina Negron Accused Of Slamming Baby On Sidewalk
Huffington Post
Beacon police said Negron tested positive for cocaine, opiates, methadone and marijuana. Negron was charged with a felony count of second-degree assault and a misdemeanor charge of endangering the welfare of a child, according to the Jersey Tribune.

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Metzger charged for drug trafficking, endangering children – The Daily Advocate

Metzger charged for drug trafficking, endangering children
The Daily Advocate
Metzger stated that he had been clean from heroin for eight months, however by his own admission he had been abusing opiates. He has also stated that he had been taking methadone treatments and been attending weekly counseling sessions at Darke …

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Heroin problems spread across region – LimaOhio.com

Heroin Problems Spread Across Region – LimaOhio.com

Heroin problems spread across region – LimaOhio.com

Heroin problems spread across region
LimaOhio.com
Heroin is processed from morphine, a naturally occurring substance extracted from some kinds of poppy plants. It is an opiate, along with morphine, codeine, Oxycontin, Percocet and methadone. Fittro remembers the first time he heard of heroin's comeback.

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Watson: Treating drug addiction needs less stigma – The Salem News

Watson: Treating drug addiction needs less stigma
The Salem News
Last week, I sat in on two support-group meetings conducted by Learn To Cope, an organization dedicated to providing information and guidance to the parents and family members of children addicted to opiates and other drugs. Recently, a cluster of

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Edwina Negron Accused Of Slamming Baby On Sidewalk – Huffington Post

Watson: Treating Drug Addiction Needs Less Stigma – the Salem News

Watson: Treating drug addiction needs less stigma – The Salem News

Watson: Treating drug addiction needs less stigma
The Salem News
Last week, I sat in on two support-group meetings conducted by Learn To Cope, an organization dedicated to providing information and guidance to the parents and family members of children addicted to opiates and other drugs. Recently, a cluster of

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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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Letter: Methadone programs can beat addiction – Newsday

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

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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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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