VACCINE SHOWS PROMISE FIGHTING HEROIN ADDICTION

Published May 7, 2013

VACCINE SHOWS PROMISE FIGHTING HEROIN ADDICTION

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It's meant to help addicts who want to get off the drug, by eliminating the damaging effect of a relapse. Money is … An estimated 281,000 Americans used heroin as of 2011, according to the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services …
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Tennessee to create 9 'recovery courts'

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… courts to combat mental health and substance abuse issues. The Jackson Sun reports (http://bit.ly/12Q8LLs) the courts will combine the services currently found in drug courts with those of mental health courts and veterans courts. … to maximize …
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Damascus Grad Targets Drug Abuse At His Alma Mater

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And added to that substance abuse, they say, is another deep-rooted issue preventing a solution: denial. Jason Bourdeaux is a 2000 … "Since then, I've known 26 people who have died from heroin and opiate addiction. My family was personally affected …
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Cardiologist says Michael Jackson's doctor was unfit to save him

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… he saw that Jackson was in distress, rather than focusing on getting his breathing restarted. Jackson died after Murray administered a fatal dose of propofol, a drug usually used in medical settings and most often administered to patients …
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