Long a Nexus of Rx Drug Abuse, Staten Island Now Faces Heroin’s Scourge – SILive.com

Long a nexus of Rx drug abuse, Staten Island now faces heroin’s scourge – SILive.com

Long a nexus of Rx drug abuse, Staten Island now faces heroin's scourge
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2 death of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman in his apartment has brought a national spotlight on the drug. Hoffman, who had long struggled with addiction reportedly told the website TMZ that he checked into a detox facility for 10 days last year after he

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Wendy Wilton: Accountability the key to substance abuse problem – vtdigger.org

Wendy Wilton: Accountability the key to substance abuse problem
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As a volunteer at a regional women's shelter I have seen the impacts of substance abuse up close as well as its impact on children and families. Substance abuse is now rife even among those on state assistance. We spend billions of dollars annually on 

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Northern New England govs take different paths in drug abuse fight … – The Republic

Northern New England govs take different paths in drug abuse fight
The Republic
AUGUSTA, Maine — In the rural towns and cities of northern New England, a rising drugabuse problem is overwhelming law enforcement, impacting hundreds of infants each year and sparking calls to action by state leaders who say enough is enough.
Editorial: On heroin, new approach needed for an old scourgeConcord Monitor
Governor Shumlin's 2014 State of the State AddressMontpelier Bridge

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