Heroin, Opiates Behind More Than Half of Fatal Overdoses

Heroin, opiates behind more than half of fatal overdoses

Filed under: drug treatment news 2011

When you're done, please come back and resume reading. In 2011, eight people fatally overdosed on heroin in Rock County. That is the greatest number of heroin fatalities since the drug burst … households are getting the message about keeping …
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New Developments in Medicine Can Help Keep Communities Safer

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According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), meth use is on the rise — 439,000 Americans ages 12 and older abused the drug in 2011. Aside from obvious health risks, long-term use of the drug can lead to aggressive … These …
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Report shows decrease in prescription drug deaths in Florida, locally

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Drugs were the cause of death or at least present in toxicology results in 9,135 cases completed by state medical examiners of the more than 172,000 deaths reported in 2011. Prescription drug …. However, many families are choosing to pay for the …
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