Vermont's War on Opiates Shows Signs of Progress

Published October 19, 2013

Vermont's war on opiates shows signs of progress

Filed under: crack cocaine overdose

Confiscated heroin, crack cocaine and marijuana uncovered during a Vermont State Police investigation are seen in this 2011 photo. / FILE …. Even with the increase, Vermont's fatal overdose rate was 10th lowest among the 50 states, the study determined. Read more on BurlingtonFreePress.com

Heroin use on the rise

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In Champaign County, Coroner Duane Northrup reported that 46 people died from drug overdoses in 2010, 2011 and 2012. Of those, 29 involved heroin. … Cocaine and crack cocaine were the rage when Carey began his career. Around 2000, he said, the … Read more on Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

Big pharma and big problems with painkillers

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Between 1999 and 2009, the number of deaths nationwide from opioid painkillers such as hydrocodone and oxycodone nearly quadrupled, and such overdoses cause more deaths than cocaine and heroin combined, according to the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental … Read more on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle