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Lethal drug mix hits Cape Cod
The latest session, on Wednesday, featured a discussion on Narcan training with representatives of the AIDS Support Group and Learn to Cope, a statewide support group for families of addicts. Barnstable is not alone in seeing a rash of drug overdoses.
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Opiates taking heavy toll on Cape
Max Sandusky, prevention and screening director for the AIDS Support Group of Cape Cod. Quote Icon. It is a crisis in which drug users, many in their teens and 20s, are turning to heroin as a much cheaper alternative to once-popular prescription …
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Outsourcing Isn't For Slackers
The second group of MPs took to their heels to the airport with their families and big suitcases, undoubtedly stuffed with cash. They have lots of places to escape to. One of those rumored to have fled: Serhyi Klyuyev, who has close ties to DC lobbying …
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Upper Dublin Monte Carlo Night slated for March 1
Those who pre-purchase tickets online at http://udeftickets.info/montecarlo/ get $ 50 worth of gaming chips and an opportunity to purchase additional chips at a discounted price. … The township has already targeted a half-dozen organizations to …
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New report reveals significant increase in overdoses involving heroin in Kentucky
“It's great that we at KIPRC can provide info on three major datasets, but more are needed to obtain an even broader picture and clearer understanding of drug overdoses and abuse in Kentucky.” The KIPRC report is available here. From UKNow …
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Toronto Mayor Rob Ford comes clean about drug use in YouTube video
Ford's revelation came in response to a written question from "Sandra from Bangkok, Thailand," who wondered why the mayor lied about his "substance abuse problem" when initially asked. "I'm not a drug addict, I don't use drugs. Have I in the past? Yes …
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VIDEO: Vigil for people who died of drug overdoses; comfort for loved ones
Over the years, she's gone to the funerals of former students — many of them — whose deaths were caused by drug addiction. It's heartbreaking,” said Eleanor DiCioccio, assistant principal of Wappingers Central School District's John Jay High School.
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Addiction Meds Effective but Buprenorphine a Better Bet?
"Administrators of substance use treatment programs, community health centers, and managed care organizations and other purchasers of healthcare services, such as Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial insurance carriers, should give careful consideration …
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Needling for Change
Despite the clear need for some kind of intervention to check drug overdose rates, SIF advocates in the U.S. are fighting an uphill battle. For years, drug addiction has inhabited an uneasy middle ground … After decades of scare-'em-straight drug …
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Baton Rouge ex-addict distributing life-saving 'overdose prevention' drug to …
It also contains sterile syringes, a guidebook on overdose prevention and proper naloxone use, as well as contact information for resources like syringe-access programs. In a city with a 500 percent increase in heroin overdose deaths, better access an …
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Question by Bob: how often do kea do drug testing?
im starting on a buiding site on monday and am worried that they will test me that day and find cannabis in my system. how often do they test for drugs and is it on your first visit to the site??

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States combat alarming drug overdose deaths – USA TODAY

States combat alarming drug overdose deaths USA TODAY Paul LePage, a Republican, is opposing a naloxone access bill that is under consideration in his state's legislature, arguing that the availability of an antidote would only encourage more drug use. And last year, LePage vetoed a Good Samaritan bill … States use Good Samaritan laws, Narcan, to fight drug overdosesHumboldt Beacon all 28 news articles »

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State Officials Rethinking Approach To Substance Abuse Treatment – WBUR

State Officials Rethinking Approach To Substance Abuse Treatment WBUR BOSTON — Leaders across the branches of state government are in broad agreement that the state needs to increase access to mental health and substance abuse treatment, with many saying there is a deficit of services and a lack of insurance coverage to … and more »

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