Heroin Addicts Face Barriers to Treatment

Heroin addicts face barriers to treatment

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Of the 23.1 million Americans who needed treatment for drugs or alcohol in 2012, only 2.5 million people received aid at a specialty facility, according to the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Heroin addicts are a … Read more on New Jersey Herald

Ethan's story, Part 1: The slide from drug experimentation to full-blown …

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In 2012, of the 105,189 adult admissions reported, 43.1 percent of those men and women sought treatment for a heroin addiction, the primary reason for entering a substance abuse treatment program, according to the Massachusetts Bureau of Substance … Read more on MassLive.com

Tackling drug abuse one generation at a time

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I didn't want drugs; I think I was killing the pain more than enjoying the buzz.” The pain was of losing two brothers and many friends through addiction. “I didn't realise what I was doing to myself and my children,” she says. Like most addicts, a … Read more on Irish Times