Heroin: New England's Unlikely Epidemic

Heroin: New England's Unlikely Epidemic
In quaint New England towns, where white-spired churches dot a landscape of rolling farmland and leafy forests, local residents and government officials are alarmed over a deadly scourge more often linked to gritty urban ghettos: heroin addiction. In January, Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin devoted his entire State of the State message to heroin, calling it "a crisis bubbling just beneath the surface …
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Two charged over death of toddler
A man and a woman are charged with causing or allowing the death of a two-year-old girl who died in a Lancashire hospital after ingesting the heroin substitute methadone.
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Couple in court over child's death
A man and a woman appear in court in connection with the death of a girl, 2, who ingested the heroin substitute methadone.
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Blackpool Toddler Death: Two in Court Over Sophie Jones Death – BBC News

Blackpool toddler death: Two in court over Sophie Jones death – BBC News


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Blackpool toddler death: Two in court over Sophie Jones death
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Solicitors for the couple made it clear they intend to plead not guilty. Sophie died at Blackpool's Victoria Hospital after being taken there from an address on Jameson Street. Methadone is most commonly used in the UK in the treatment of opiate

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Police Say Wis. Mother Gave 1-Year-Old Methadone, Which Resulted in Death – Minneapolis Star Tribune

Police say Wis. mother gave 1-year-old methadone, which resulted in death – Minneapolis Star Tribune

Police say Wis. mother gave 1-year-old methadone, which resulted in death
Minneapolis Star Tribune
The Janesville Gazette (http://bit.ly/1kD8JE1 ) reports Tallie Strommen made her initial court appearance in Rock County Wednesday after being arrested Tuesday. Police say they are still trying to figure out where Strommen got the drug. She did not

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Stick to Years of Scientific Research. Reject Arbitrary Limit on Addiction … – Bangor Daily News

Stick to years of scientific research. Reject arbitrary limit on addiction … – Bangor Daily News

Stick to years of scientific research. Reject arbitrary limit on addiction
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For example, the Bangor City Council recently placed a moratorium on expansion of Suboxone treatment facilities, and the Maine Legislature passed a law limiting MaineCare reimbursement for Suboxone and methadone treatment to 24 months.

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Bulwark in Revolutionary War, town in Vermont faces heroin scourge – Rutland Herald

Bulwark in Revolutionary War, town in Vermont faces heroin scourge
Rutland Herald
care providers and others had begun discussing what services, including methadone and Suboxone, would best meet Bennington's needs. Methadone requires tighter protocols and a more elaborate medical infrastructure than other maintenance drugs.

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Toddler, 2 Died After Drinking Heroin Substitute Methadone ‘Given to Her to … – Mirror.co.uk

Toddler, 2 died after drinking heroin substitute methadone ‘given to her to … – Mirror.co.uk


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Toddler, 2 died after drinking heroin substitute methadone 'given to her to
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Toddler, 2 died after drinking heroin substitute methadone 'given to her to keep her quiet'. Mar 07, 2014 22:04; By Paul Byrne. Share; Share; Tweet; +1; Email. Sophie Jones, two, died on Tuesday night and tests are being carried out on her drinking mug.
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Two-year-old girl dies after methadone found at her home – Telegraph.co.uk


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Two-year-old girl dies after methadone found at her home
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Detective Superintendent Paul Withers, of Lancashire Police, said he believed methadone, a heroin substitute widely prescribed to drug addicts, was removed from the house as paramedics arrived. "We are pursuing numerous lines of inquiry as we try to 

A Look Back at One Woman’s Experience With the Downtown Community Court – Vancouver Courier (Blog)

A look back at one woman’s experience with the Downtown Community Court – Vancouver Courier (blog)

A look back at one woman's experience with the Downtown Community Court
Vancouver Courier (blog)
She claims to have kicked her heroin habit and is on a methadone program. She steals, she said, to supplement her $ 946 monthly income assistance cheque, $ 425 of which goes to rent. "I'd like to get some better housing–you should see the dive I live in

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