Archive for the ‘Drug Addiction’ Category
More NH Emergency Responders to Carry Anti-Overdose Drug Narcan
More NH emergency responders to carry anti-overdose drug Narcan
CONCORD – State health officials have expanded the number of emergency providers allowed to administer a drug to treat overdoses in the face of skyrocketing levels of heroin addiction and deaths in New Hampshire. Gov. Maggie Hassan announced Friday that the state’s Medical Control Board approved a measure to allow emergency medical technicians to give overdose victims Narcan, a “narcotic … Drug Addiction – Yahoo News Search Results
Heroin Task Force Focuses on Treatment Options, Availability in Madison County
Heroin task force focuses on treatment options, availability in Madison County
Addiction occurs when the brain develops specific opiate receptors that can only be filled by drugs derived from opium, such as heroin. When those receptors are not filled, the person suffers from chills, tremors, irritability, … Park said Wellspring …
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The Case Against Prohibition
Before Nixon declared the war on drugs in the early 1970s, policing was a different creature altogether. Police were the “good guys” going after the “bad guys”–the rapists, the murderers, the child molesters–most people could agree society was better …
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Hanover vs. heroin: Not just an urban problem
As leader of the Adams County Drug Task Force, First Assistant Attorney Brian Sinnett has also seen a gradual but significant increase in heroin use in recent years. A decade ago, he …. At Cornerstone Counseling and Education Services in Hanover …
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Fighting Drug Addiction With ‘Flash Jobs’ and High Fashion – the Atlantic
Fighting Drug Addiction With ‘Flash Jobs’ and High Fashion – The Atlantic
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Fighting Drug Addiction With 'Flash Jobs' and High Fashion
The Atlantic The organization runs eight fancy second-hand clothing and houseware stores as well as a popular bakery and cafe next to the Stockholm Stock Exchange. These shops employ people transitioning out of homelessness and drug addiction—they give people … |
JOHN McCONE, Quincy: More needs to be done to combat drug addiction – The Patriot Ledger
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JOHN McCONE, Quincy: More needs to be done to combat drug addiction
The Patriot Ledger Abington Fire Department seeks permission to build 100-foot antenna … Man killed in Waltham fire … KKatie's expands into Marshfield … JOHN McCONE, Quincy: More needs to be done to combat drug addiction. Governor Deval Patrick has decided to throw … |
Heroin Addicts Face Barriers to Treatment
Heroin addicts face barriers to treatment
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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Drug rehab at jail to be reviewed
Medina County officials want to see how another county treats addicts before deciding whether to open a treatment facility at the Medina County Jail. County Common Pleas Court Judge James L. Kimbler met with several county officials Wednesday at the …
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Crimea Side-Effect: Addicts Deprived of Methadone
Crimea side-effect: Addicts deprived of methadone
In this photo taken Tuesday, April 1, 2014, Viktor Levchenko, 36, a patient of treatment for drug addiction, poses at a bus stop with an advert reading "Rehabilitation of drug and alcohol addicts" in Sevastopol, Crimea. Drug Addiction – Yahoo News Search Results
More New Hampshire emergency responders to carry anti-overdose drug Narcan
CONCORD – State health officials have expanded the number of emergency providers allowed to administer a drug to treat overdoses in the face of skyrocketing levels of heroin addiction and deaths in New Hampshire. Gov. Maggie Hassan announced Friday that the state’s Medical Control Board approved a measure to allow emergency medical technicians to give overdose victims Narcan, an “narcotic … Drug Addiction – Yahoo News Search Results
Fighting Drug Addiction With ‘Flash Jobs’ and High Fashion – the Atlantic
Fighting Drug Addiction With ‘Flash Jobs’ and High Fashion – The Atlantic
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Fighting Drug Addiction With 'Flash Jobs' and High Fashion
The Atlantic The organization runs eight fancy second-hand clothing and houseware stores as well as a popular bakery and cafe next to the Stockholm Stock Exchange. These shops employ people transitioning out of homelessness and drug addiction—they give people … |
Gov Christie’s Powerful Speech on Drug Addiction [VIDEO] – New Jersey 101.5 FM Radio
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Gov Christie's Powerful Speech on Drug Addiction [VIDEO]
New Jersey 101.5 FM Radio Governor Christie spoke about the war on drugs at the Herbertsville Fire Company the other day and whether you are a fan of the governor or not, this is a video you should take the time to watch. |
On drug addiction issue, Chris Christie stresses compassion – Daily Caller