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Addict Amnesty: Police Give Heroin Addicts Support, Rehab
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press GLOUCESTER, Mass. – The young woman nursing a fresh black eye has come to the…
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Report: Number of US Heroin Users Rose 300,000 Over a Decade
MIKE STOBBE, AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The number of U.S. heroin users has grown by nearly 300,000…
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Police Allow Addicts to Turn in Drugs if They Seek Treatment
PHILIP MARCELO, Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Heroin users seeking help for their addiction won’t be arrested if they turn…
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Delaware Mother Faces Criminal Charges After 4-Year-Old Takes 249 Bags of Heroin to Day Care
(The Washington Post) – A Delaware woman was arrested after her 4-year-old daughter took 249 bags of heroin to day…
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CDC: Heroin Deaths Doubled in Much of the Country
MIKE STOBBE, AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Deaths from heroin overdose doubled in just two years in much…
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Heroin Users in US: 90% White, Live Outside Urban Areas
The vast majority of heroin users has made a complete shift in demographics, according to Bloomberg. [A research] study, published…
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Holder Urges Use of Overdose-Reversal Drug
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder on Wednesday urged first responders to use an overdose-reversal drug to help…
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