What Drug Relapse Has to Do With Accidental Overdose Risk

What Drug Relapse Has To Do With Accidental Overdose Risk
By Kristen McGuiness It came as a shock to all of Jennifer’s friends and family when she was found dead last February. She had just been released from rehab only two weeks before, and had celebrated two months of sobriety after being in and out of twelve-step programs for years. “She was such an awesome girl,” says John, a 30-year old recovering alcoholic who remembers Jennifer for her big …
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Toddler Dies after Methadone Overdose, Mother Arrested
(KUTV) Jill Goff, 33, a mother from Tooele, was arrested on suspicion of child abuse and homicide, after allegedly feeding her two year-old son a sippy cup full of methadone mixed with Gatorade.  In an arrest document, Tooele police said they arrived at the Goff's home after a 911 call of a child not breathing. …
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Methadone a Local Treatment Option for Recovery

Methadone a local treatment option for recovery
Conifer Park's Plattsburgh Outpatient Clinic recently launched a methadone maintenance program in response to the area's heroin epidemic.
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Methadone a Local Treatment Option for Recovery – Plattsburgh Press Republican

Methadone a local treatment option for recovery – Plattsburgh Press Republican

Methadone a local treatment option for recovery
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The clinic's decision to offer methadone services, both he and Collings said, was motivated by the area's heroin epidemic. In fact, noted Plattsburgh City Police Chief Desmond Racicot, “there are more heroin-related deaths and overdoses in the area

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Manslaughter trial hears Connah’s Quay man died after injection – News North Wales

Manslaughter trial hears Connah's Quay man died after injection
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In the past Mr Williams had been addicted to illicit drugs and been prescribed methadone. To the knowledge of his family he had not taken heroin or methadone for two years before his death. But he was on prescription drugs including diazepam and he was

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Actor’s Death Spotlights Heroin Epidemic – GlobalPost

Actor’s death spotlights heroin epidemic – GlobalPost


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Actor's death spotlights heroin epidemic
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Hooked Anew: The Rising Heroin Epidemic – Neon Tommy


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Hooked Anew: The Rising Heroin Epidemic
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The San Diego Association of Governments' Criminal Justice Research Division (SANDAG), a planning and policy-making organization, found in 2012 that opiate use was at an all-time high for young adults ages 18-24. After admitting to his family that

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As Maine Heroin Overdoses Soar, a Life-Saving Drug Is Within Reach – Press Herald

As Maine heroin overdoses soar, a life-saving drug is within reach – Press Herald


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As Maine heroin overdoses soar, a life-saving drug is within reach
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“Deaths from overdoses on heroin or opioids in general are quite high relative to our population,” said state Rep. Sara Gideon, D-Freeport, referring to heroin and similar synthetic drugs like methadone and oxycodone. Gideon is sponsoring a bill to

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Mother Arrested After Overdose of Child, Police Say – ksl.com

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Mother arrested after overdose of child, police say
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TOOELE — A 2-year-old boy is dead after a mother put methadone in a sippy cup he shared with two other siblings, police said. Friday around 6:45 p.m., Tooele police were called to a home on reports of an unresponsive toddler. Police and emergency 

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2 arrested for selling Suboxone, a drug created to treat addiction – Poughkeepsie Journal

2 arrested for selling Suboxone, a drug created to treat addiction
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Like methadone, Suboxone is a controlled substance that is prescribed to treat addictions to drugs like heroin, opiate painkillers and others, reports Narconon International's website. It was approved in 2002 for addiction treatment and almost "as soon

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