Camden Heroin Overdose Seminar Addresses Naloxone Use, Addiction, Prevention
Camden heroin overdose seminar addresses naloxone use, addiction, prevention
CAMDEN — In a small room inside a Camden building stationed next to a church in an underdeveloped area on 7th street in Camden, a number of parents and relatives are gathered on Saturday for one of the first… Continue reading
Following Traffic Stop in Holyoke, Massachusetts State Police Confiscate Gun …
Following traffic stop in Holyoke, Massachusetts State Police confiscate gun …
Percocet is a prescription drug consisting of Acetaminophen and the addictive opiate Oxycodone. Pacheco was charged with trafficking cocaine, possession of heroin with the intent to distribute, illegal possession of a loaded firearm and ammunition …
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Researcher Says Kentucky Overdose Data Encouraging
Researcher Says Kentucky Overdose Data Encouraging
Because of drug overdoses, hospitals in 2012 charged about $ 145 million. Doctor Terry Bunn says treatment would be cheaper. "We really need to be able to get at the source of the addiction, and be able to treat these addicts," said Dr. Bunn,… Continue reading
Heroin Addicts Who Want Help Face Insurance Denials
Heroin addicts who want help face insurance denials
"A lot of these heroin users now have families, and the insurers aren't looking at them the same way as someone who's homeless or living in a drug house," said Robert Lebman, president of Huther Doyle, an addiction treatment center in Rochester,… Continue reading
Northern New England Tackles Growing Drug Problem
Northern New England tackles growing drug problem
Maggie Hassan, center, in Concord, N.H., and Maine Gov. Paul LePage, right, in Augusta, Maine, as each of them delivered their respective state of the state addresses. As rural towns and cities of northern New England face a rising drug-abuse problem, …
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'Their Faith Keeps Them Clean': Homeless People Who Go to Church Better Resist …
'Their faith keeps them clean': Homeless people who go to church better resist …
Homeless people who regularly attend church or other religious ceremonies are less likely to consume alcohol, cocaine and opioids, suggests a new B.C. study that argues religious practice should be better incorporated into substance-abuse treatment …… Continue reading