Silver City Gripped by a Heroin Epidemic, and Getting Clean Won't Be So Easy

Silver City gripped by a heroin epidemic, and getting clean won't be so easy
On Thursday Patrick declared a public health emergency and announced a $ 20 million expansion in drug abuse treatment programs in Massachusetts in response to “an opiate epidemic.” Responding to some local officials' hopes that Taunton State Hospital …
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Prescription heroin case going to Supreme Court
The addicts also were more likely to stay in treatment and reduce illegal drug use and criminal activity than those on methadone. An ongoing follow-up study launched in 2011, called the Study to Assess Longer-term Opioid Medication Effectiveness …
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