In Heroin's Grip: Overdose Deaths Expose Torrington's Struggle With Addition

In heroin's grip: Overdose deaths expose Torrington's struggle with addition

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In a 2012 survey on drug use in the U.S. by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 669,000 respondents said they use heroin, up from 620,000 in 2011 and 373,000 in 2007. The report, issued in … Providing better access to drug … Read more on New Haven Register

Criminalizing pregnant women

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She shared that before she became pregnant, she had worked to overcome some perceived problem with Percocet use, and that she had been using Suboxone, a drug used to prevent withdrawal symptoms. She'd been using … There was a good piece in the New … Read more on Socialist Worker Online

Officials warn gathering about many drugs used in community

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Community members can help prevent prescription drug abuse by using local drop boxes, located at the Gogebic County Sheriff's Department, Iron County Sheriff's Department, and Michigan State Police's Wakefield Post. "There's no need … Signs of meth … Read more on Your Daily Globe.com