Daughter's heroin problem instructs Skokie police
… heroin addiction as well as statistics about the severity of the problem. Also a certified drug counselor, she has been taking her anti-heroin message to anyone who will listen. Skokie police are the first to integrate it into a formal training to …
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Our View: Increase Mainers' access to safe, effective anti-overdose drug
There's no evidence that the availability of naloxone increases the intensity of heroin abuse. In fact, some research suggests that active outreach as part of a distribution program can cut drug abuse and push more people toward treatment. Cost should …
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