Drug–use epidemic plagues community
The program featured drug treatment specialists, law enforcement officials, legal experts, medical professionals and recovering addicts. Fayette County Coroner Phillip Reilly said the number of deaths caused by drug addiction has tripled in the county …
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Judges in Ohio use injections to combat drug addiction
Some Ohio judges are using a controversial and expensive injection therapy to battle drug addiction. Several years ago the Food and Drug Administration approved the use of a drug injected once a month, known as Vivitrol. The injections block receptors …
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Mom breaks silence about drug addiction to raise awareness and help erase …
Syracuse, N.Y. – Susan May of Cicero is going to Clinton Square in downtown Syracuse tonight to share her story of what drug addiction has done to her family. "You would never imagine your kid would succumb to this sort of thing," May said. "It's a …
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