More treatment centers needed to fight heroin addiction
In 2008, the percentage of clients admitted for heroin addiction treatment was 11 percent; and it was 23.8 percent last year, according to the Butler County Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services Board. During that same time, the percentage for alcohol …
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NY woman faked cancer to feed heroin addiction, prosecutors say
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. – A Long Island woman faked cancer and sought donations from supermarket shoppers and others to support her heroin addiction, an indictment unsealed Wednesday alleged, and a prosecutor called the plot "a despicable scam." …
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OxyContin a gateway to heroin for upper-income addicts – USA Today
Public health authorities in Portland, Maine, which struggled with pain killer abuse for nearly a decade, expected an increase in heroin abuse and are dealing with the fallout of overdoses, says Ronni Katz, substance abuse prevention program …
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