Drug Overdose Deaths Continue to Plague Region

Drug overdose deaths continue to plague region
Northwest Indiana officials said the economics of street sales creates a link between prescription drug abuse and heroin use. The first time Steve, … He believes miracles happen at the halfway house but knows the road to recovery isn't easy. "I can …
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Prescription pill abuse a growing problem
In October, a study released by Trust for America's Health found Indiana had the country's 17th highest rate of drug overdose deaths, with most of those deaths from prescription painkillers. Grooms came into the 2013 session believing the best way to …
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2 Indiana docs, assistant arrested on drug charges
"Overprescribing of powerful opiate painkillers across our state has contributed in part to the epidemic of prescription drug abuse in Indiana and fueled addiction at the expense of patients' safety and health," Attorney General Greg Zoeller said in a …
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Alberta Foster Care Deaths Need Public Inquiry: Critics
William Lewallen. William Lewallen was arrested after Tulsa police found his 18-month-old daughter locked in a metal dog cage, his naked 4-year old daughter outside on a cold afternoon and him asleep in a drug or alcohol induced stupor. … Sabrina …
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