Keys Not Yet Impacted by Heroin Resurgence
Keys not yet impacted by heroin resurgence
Prescription opiate addiction — pain pills like OxyContin — remains a far bigger problem in South Florida, and even in the rest of the country, than heroin, but the latter's abuse is "skyrocketing," the Drug Enforcement Administration said in a …
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More heroin deaths in Massachusetts
The state department of public health reports that Statewide opioid-related deaths, which include overdoses of heroin and prescription drugs, nearly doubled between 2000 and 2011, rising from 363 to 642. A similar problem located more in sections of …
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A sign of hope in Will County's heroin fight
O'Neil said there have been “subtle decreases” in the annual figure over the years, but heroin ODs rose overall from a low of five in 2000 to 30 in 2011 to the high of 53. “I really don't know what it (2013 decrease) means,” he said. “There's no …
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