Ohio Bill Requires Reports on Drug–addicted Babies
Ohio bill requires reports on drug–addicted babies
Wachtmann says tracking the number of drug-addicted babies will help the state monitor Ohio's progress fighting drug addiction. The measure, approved unanimously on Wednesday, heads to the Senate. Overdose drug deaths, many of them from painkillers …
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Vermont Faces Opiate Drug Abuse Crisis
Vermont faces opiate drug abuse crisis
MONTPELIER, Vt. –Twenty-seven-year-old Stephanie Montagne grew up in St. Albans, Vt., the picture of an all-American girl. But behind the smiles, from the age of 17, she hid a drug addiction. Montagne says that at first, she smoked marijuana. Asked what …
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Vermont Faces Opiate Drug Abuse Crisis – CBS News
Vermont faces opiate drug abuse crisis – CBS News
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Vermont faces opiate drug abuse crisis CBS News The two-term Democrat says devoting his entire State of the State speech to drug abuse was necessary, because 80 percent of inmates in Vermont jails are there on drug-related charges; serious crimes are… Continue reading |
OUR OPINION: Murray Explores a Better Drug Treatment System
OUR OPINION: Murray explores a better drug treatment system
The problems are already well-known. Treatment for substance abuse in Massachusetts has long been inadequate. While opiate addiction requires sustained treatment, cutbacks in what the state offers have created what Murray called a “revolving door” for …
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Vermont Faces Opiate Drug Abuse Crisis
Vermont faces opiate drug abuse crisis
Montagne has been through rehab five times. About 4,000 Vermonters are in drug treatment for opiates, such as Oxycontin and heroin. Since the year 2000, Vermont has seen nearly an 800 percent increase in opiate drug abuse. “It’s an illness we need to treat… Continue reading
Vermont Faces Opiate Drug Abuse Crisis
Vermont faces opiate drug abuse crisis
MONTPELIER, Vt. –Twenty-seven-year-old Stephanie Montagne grew up in St. Albans, Vt., the picture of an all-American girl. But behind the smiles, from the age of 17, she hid a drug addiction. Montagne says that at first, she smoked marijuana. Asked what …
drug abuse… Continue reading