New Bedford Saw 15 Drug Overdoses in 24-Hour Period
New Bedford saw 15 drug overdoses in 24-hour period
Carl Alves, the director of Positive Action Against Chemical Addiction, Inc., on Friday cited national statistics from the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration that for every fatal heroin overdose, there are 47 non-fatal …
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Hard drugs demand solid understanding: Column
Phillip Seymour Hoffman's death has prompted a lot of discussion about heroin in recent weeks. Heroin statistics from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) have fueled the debate, but they may be leading us astray. The NSDUH, a …
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Opiate abuse may be up, but overdose deaths are flat
Gov. Peter Shumlin highlighted the opiate addiction crisis in Vermont in his State of the State address, but statistics show no significant rise in accidental drug overdose deaths from opiates over the past eight years, according to a new Health …
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