Trumbull Coroner One of Few Who Gives Specific Numbers to Overdose Crisis

Trumbull coroner one of few who gives specific numbers to overdose crisis
What he means is that many of the overdose deaths he sees involve people who recently have gone through drug rehab or a jail stint, and their body has been “flushed clean of the drug.” But what some addicts do is use the same amount of the drug that …
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The politics of addiction
Ohio's opioid and heroin epidemic, almost miraculously, has turned members of the General Assembly into responsible adults. Lawmakers are working together to address a crisis that kills three Ohioans a day … Ohio now provides drug treatment for only …
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Vermont Senate hears challenge of opiate treatment
Bill Young, the head of the Maple Leaf Farm residential drug and alcohol treatment and recovery center in Underhill, told the Senate Health and Welfare committee Thursday estimates say 50,000 Vermonters need substance abuse treatment ever year.
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'We're all paying:' Heroin spreads misery in US
Fitzgerald knows that many of the clients he sees at 25 may be back in rehab at 35, but he tries to remain optimistic that some of what they learn at Central City will, ultimately, make a difference. "That's about all you can do," he says, "hope some …
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