Drug Abuse

Heroin Epidemic Chosen County's Top Story Of 2013
But the atmosphere in 2013 — when problems and deaths connected to the drug escalated at an alarming rate — could best be described as a public outcry for change through education, awareness and reform. The conversations were fueled by several …
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Local parents seek support for children's addiction issues
Opiates being abused can includ prescription drugs that include Vicodin, Percodan and Oxycontin and addiction can eventually lead to heroin use because it's cheaper than buying individual pills. The parent and Great Barrington psychotherapist Thomas …
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