At 21 Cody Lewis, a Recovering Heroin Addict, Starts Over
At 21 Cody Lewis, a Recovering Heroin Addict, Starts Over
He is in his 20s, lives in the suburbs — two traits that fit a growing number of users — and graduated to heroin after years of getting high with other drugs. When Lewis snorted his first line at age 18, he'd already used almost every imaginable drug …
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Overdosed: Addicts easily game a system with fraudulent prescriptions/Video
Jonathan Whitkin, 32, a recovering prescription drug addict who for years gamed the system by creating fake prescriptions he used at drug stores around Rhode Island and Massachusetts. By Lynn Arditi. Lynn Arditi Providence Journal. Journal staff writer.
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Heroin addicts face barriers to recovery
Of the 23.1 million Americans who needed treatment for drugs or alcohol in 2012, only 2.5 million people received aid at a specialty facility, according to the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Heroin addicts are a …
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Blanchard residents rally against proposed rehabilitation center
Second Story Ranch is a proposed 90-day residential home designed to help men who have completed 30 days of inpatient substance abuse treatment. The recovery home would be near the outskirts of Blanchard. Some residents have taken issue with the …
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