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As Prescription Opioid Use Decreases, Heroin Use Increases in US

Cicero TJ, et al. N Engl J Med. 2015;doi:10.1056/NEJMc1505541. From 2008 to 2014, prescription opioid use decreased while concurrent heroin use increased, with significant regional differences in the U.S., according to recent findings. “From 2010 through 2013, there was a notable downturn in abuse of prescription opioids and a coincident increase in abuse of heroin […]

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Ohio Heroin Deaths Climb to Record Levels

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By Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — A record number of Ohioans died from heroin-related overdoses in 2012, the state Department of Health said as it released the newest available figures for a problem that’s been called an epidemic and a public health crisis. The state says 680 people died of heroin overdoses in 2012, up

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Dr. Oz to hold rally to raise awareness for addiction

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Twenty-two million Americans struggle with addiction, and 23 million more are currently in recovery. On Sunday in Washington, D.C., more than 600 organizations from around the world will gather in solidarity to raise awareness with the Unite to Face Addiction Rally.”

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Patrick Kennedy – Family’s Alcoholism

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The son of Senator Ted Kennedy opens up about his family’s alcoholism — including his own — in an effort to help others battle addiction. Watch the 60 Minutes story.

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Delray Police: In 24 hours, 3 dead after heroin overdoses

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In a period of 24 hours, three people died of heroin overdoses in Delray Beach, according to city police Friday. Details were not immediately available on the victims who died Thursday and Friday. Police acknowledged there has been an increase in overdoses in recent months. From January through May there were 26 heroin overdoses, four

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Death of pill mill patient focus of doctor’s murder trial

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By Marc Freeman When testimony in the murder trial of Gerald Klein started Monday, jurors heard contrasting portrayals of the former doctor-turned-defendant and the patient he’s accused of killing during pain treatments in early 2009. But the jurors never heard the actual words at the heart of the prosecution: “pill mill.” That term, with all

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FDA Approves OxyContin for Children as Young as 11

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by M. Alex Johnson The Food and Drug Administration has approved limited use of the powerful and frequently abused painkiller OxyContin for children as young as 11 years old, the agency announced Thursday. Dr. Sharon Hertz, director of new anesthesia, analgesia and addiction products for the FDA, said studies by Purdue Pharma of Stamford, Connecticut,

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23 Arrested In Massive Brevard County Drug Raid

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New Designer Drug Flakka Works Like Bath Salts, Causes 'Excited Delirium'

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By Samantha Olson Parents beware: A new designer drug is being sold on the streets in Florida, Texas, and Ohio, and police worry it’s only beginning to spread across the country. It’s called flakka and it’s made from the similar group of chemicals that the notoriously dangerous hallucinogenic bath salts are composed of. Last month,

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Pill Mill Crackdown

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Pill mill crackdown having unintended consequences for pain patients who can’t get pain pills READ THE STORY

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As Prescription Opioid Use Decreases, Heroin Use Increases in US

Ohio Heroin Deaths Climb to Record Levels

Dr. Oz to hold rally to raise awareness for addiction

Patrick Kennedy – Family’s Alcoholism

Delray Police: In 24 hours, 3 dead after heroin overdoses

Death of pill mill patient focus of doctor’s murder trial

FDA Approves OxyContin for Children as Young as 11

23 Arrested In Massive Brevard County Drug Raid

New Designer Drug Flakka Works Like Bath Salts, Causes 'Excited Delirium'

Pill Mill Crackdown

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