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Addiction Treatment Specialists Say Heroin Deaths Avoidable
As authorities investigate the apparent heroin death of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, experts say that narcotic addiction and overdose deaths are epidemic in the United States, particularly in the northeast. According to federal reports, about 669,000 Americans use heroin – a figure that has doubled since 2007. Overdoses of drugs, both legal and illegal, kill more than 100 people every day, more …
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Heroin plays no favorites; it simply kills – Lebanon Daily News

Heroin plays no favorites; it simply kills Lebanon Daily News The problem is here in the Lebanon Valley as well, though Dr. Jeffrey Yocum, Lebanon County's coroner, said this week that "during the past couple years, we haven't had one heroin death," crediting our local methadone clinic. But after the article with …

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Addiction Treatment Specialists Say Heroin Deaths Avoidable – Voice of America

Addiction Treatment Specialists Say Heroin Deaths Avoidable Voice of America And it happens very quickly,” said Allegra Schorr, an owner of the West Midtown Medical Group, an outpatient addiction-treatment center in Manhattan, and president of the Committee of Methadone Program Administrators of New York State. Physician Stuart … and more »

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Heroin on the rise in Iowa, around rural Midwest
Heroin is a dangerous, highly addictive and deadly drug — and it's here in Iowa, according to law enforcement and health professionals.
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Former Michelin worker Glyn Jones found dead after injecting…
A FORMER Michelin worker was found dead in his bedroom after injecting heroin.Glyn Jones's body was discovered lying on the floor at his family home in Raven's Lane, Bignall End.The 45-year-old was surrounded by drugs paraphernalia, including a burnt spoon and two hypodermic needles.An inquest heard yesterday how Mr Jones had also taken his daily dose of the heroin substitute, methadone, and the …
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What drives someone to heroin
I have a memory of standing by the fence in my neighbor's yard. I was 6. My sister and I have had to run next door because mom's been wasted for weeks on end, and now she's got a shotgun.
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Sioux Falls Heroin Addict On Road To Recovery – KELOLAND TV

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Sioux Falls Heroin Addict On Road To Recovery KELOLAND TV The Sioux Falls Treatment Center provides its patients with a daily dose of the pain killer methadone. The methadone blocks the euphoric high of heroin, so getting that rush no longer motivates the addict, making it easier to break the potentially … and more »

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Former Michelin worker Glyn Jones found dead after injecting heroin at his … – Stoke Sentinel

Read more... Former Michelin worker Glyn Jones found dead after injecting heroin at his … Stoke Sentinel But on October 28 last year, Mr Jones is thought to have bought some heroin after leaving the house to pick up his methadone prescription. Stepfather Geoffrey Buckel, who lived at the same address, saw him return home half-an-hour later. He said: "He …

How foster child got methadone that killed him stays a mystery
A fatality inquiry judge has found that little could have been done to prevent the death of a 13-year-old foster child from Stony Plain who died of a methadone overdose.
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