Posts Tagged ‘heroin epidemic’

Square Heroin

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His story is all too typical — nearly four out of five people who recently started using heroin used prescription painkillers first, according to the Center for Behavioral Health Statistics. Ever since Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin … The law was …
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Silver City gripped by a heroin epidemic, and getting clean won't be so easy
During an interview with the Taunton Gazette, Patrick was confronted with the city's latest overdose statistics. He emphasized the problem is not Silver City-specific. “My reaction is to take that and add it to other cities where the same phenomenon is …
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My View: Fighting heroin will take the whole community
Why methadone? I'll answer this question by sharing statistics that demonstrate how the need for treatment options and programs has increased over the last six years. In 2008, Remedies Renewing Lives used Methadone to treat 60 opioid addicts at any …
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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

Overdose-reversal drug starting to be available to more people
Youngstown Vindicator
In a presentation at last weekend's Hope for Recovery from Addiction program at the Trumbull Career and Technical Center, Dr. Joan Papp of MetroHealth Center in Cleveland and the Free Medical Clinic there, said Mahoning Valley residents can come to the

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Methadone+ Recovery – Google News

California Psychiatrist Helps Develop Integrated Substance Abuse Care – Psychiatric News

California Psychiatrist Helps Develop Integrated Substance Abuse Care
Psychiatric News
And in San Mateo County, Calif., where he is medical director of behavioral health and recovery services, Cabaj has helped to operationalize a set of medical interventions to address substance abuse as a standard of care in all settings in the county's

Methadone+ Recovery – Google News

Modern-day addicts defy the ‘junkie’ stereotype – Wicked Local Fall River

Overdose-Reversal Drug Starting to Be Available to More People – Youngstown Vindicator

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

Overdose-reversal drug starting to be available to more people
Youngstown Vindicator
In a presentation at last weekend's Hope for Recovery from Addiction program at the Trumbull Career and Technical Center, Dr. Joan Papp of MetroHealth Center in Cleveland and the Free Medical Clinic there, said Mahoning Valley residents can come to the

Methadone+ Recovery – Google News

Modern-day addicts defy the ‘junkie’ stereotype – Wicked Local Fall River

Modern-day addicts defy the 'junkie' stereotype
Wicked Local Fall River
Patrick directed the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to take several “action steps” to address the overdose epidemic, to help those already addicted to recover and to map a long-term solution to ending widespread opioid abuse in the state

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Methadone+ Recovery – Google News

Silver City gripped by a heroin epidemic, and getting clean won’t be so easy – Taunton Daily Gazette

Overdose-Reversal Drug Starting to Be Available to More People – Youngstown Vindicator

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

Overdose-reversal drug starting to be available to more people
Youngstown Vindicator
In a presentation at last weekend's Hope for Recovery from Addiction program at the Trumbull Career and Technical Center, Dr. Joan Papp of MetroHealth Center in Cleveland and the Free Medical Clinic there, said Mahoning Valley residents can come to the

Methadone+ Recovery – Google News

Modern-day addicts defy the ‘junkie’ stereotype – Wicked Local Fall River

Modern-day addicts defy the 'junkie' stereotype
Wicked Local Fall River
Patrick directed the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to take several “action steps” to address the overdose epidemic, to help those already addicted to recover and to map a long-term solution to ending widespread opioid abuse in the state

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Methadone+ Recovery – Google News

Silver City gripped by a heroin epidemic, and getting clean won’t be so easy – Taunton Daily Gazette

Modern-Day Addicts Defy the ‘junkie’ Stereotype – Wicked Local Fall River

Modern-day addicts defy the ‘junkie’ stereotype – Wicked Local Fall River

Modern-day addicts defy the 'junkie' stereotype
Wicked Local Fall River
Patrick directed the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to take several “action steps” to address the overdose epidemic, to help those already addicted to recover and to map a long-term solution to ending widespread opioid abuse in the state

and more »

Methadone+ Recovery – Google News

Silver City gripped by a heroin epidemic, and getting clean won’t be so easy – Taunton Daily Gazette

Silver City gripped by a heroin epidemic, and getting clean won't be so easy
Taunton Daily Gazette
“I want them to look whether the use of injectable Vivitrol, for example … is more effective than methadone or suboxone,” Patrick said. “A lot of questions are out there. No governor will have all those answers. That's why we are gathering all those

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Modern-Day Addicts Defy the ‘junkie’ Stereotype – Wicked Local Fall River

Modern-day addicts defy the ‘junkie’ stereotype – Wicked Local Fall River

Modern-day addicts defy the 'junkie' stereotype
Wicked Local Fall River
Patrick directed the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to take several “action steps” to address the overdose epidemic, to help those already addicted to recover and to map a long-term solution to ending widespread opioid abuse in the state

and more »

Methadone+ Recovery – Google News

Silver City gripped by a heroin epidemic, and getting clean won’t be so easy – Taunton Daily Gazette

Silver City gripped by a heroin epidemic, and getting clean won't be so easy
Taunton Daily Gazette
“I want them to look whether the use of injectable Vivitrol, for example … is more effective than methadone or suboxone,” Patrick said. “A lot of questions are out there. No governor will have all those answers. That's why we are gathering all those

and more »