Heroin, drug deaths prompt families to share stories

Heroin, drug deaths prompt families to share stories
23 and in the month since his passing, his mother learned from his friends about the extensive drug use that goes on at parties, about how painkillers, Xanax and Molly, or MDMA, are the "norm." Earlier this month, Lajterman posted a lengthy, heartfelt …
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Not one bill from legislators addresses drug treatment
The rationalization for many of these bills was that we need to treat the drug problem as a medical issue, not a criminal issue. Meanwhile, there was not one bill introduced to increase the availability of drug and alcohol treatment to the citizens of …
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Letter: Methadone programs can beat addiction
Heroine is such a gripping drug, it knows no bounds, it will swallow you up and spit you out. When you hit rock bottom from a heroin or opiate habit, the hole is nearly impossible to climb out of. There is a mental aspect to any addiction, but with …
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