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Women Upset About Treatment of Children in Foster Care – Prince Albert Daily Herald

Women upset about treatment of children in foster care – Prince Albert Daily Herald

Women upset about treatment of children in foster care
Prince Albert Daily Herald
Even though she has had problems with substance abuse in the past, Mackenzie said her addiction was not a problem when the caseworker made a visit to her home. “My regular “Even our methadone co-ordinator, she was so upset,” Mackenzie added.

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Contact name (optional) Contact phone/e-mail (optional) – Victoria Advocate

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Victoria Advocate
Brenda Castillo, 33, of Victoria, on two counts of manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance between 1 and 4 grams, heroin, and on one count of manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance less than 1 gram, methadone. She is also charged

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STATE HOUSE NEWS: Report Measures Mass. Youths’ Views on Drugs, Alcohol – Stoughton Journal

STATE HOUSE NEWS: Report measures Mass. youths’ views on drugs, alcohol – Stoughton Journal

STATE HOUSE NEWS: Report measures Mass. youths' views on drugs, alcohol
Stoughton Journal
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's Behavioral Health Barometer found 7.4 of Massachusetts youth smoked cigarettes in 2011 to 2012, a slightly higher rate than the country and down from earlier years. The report found 8.3

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The Best Events in Brighton, Hove and Sussex – the Argus

The best events in Brighton, Hove and Sussex – The Argus

The best events in Brighton, Hove and Sussex
The Argus
The research, compiled from postmortem test results for the National Programme on Substance Abuse Deaths, revealed there were 6.94 deaths per 100,000 people in Brighton and Hove in 2012. The figures are a stark contrast to 2009 data which revealed 22

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Study Finds Above-Average Drug Use by Massachusetts Teenagers – Enterprise News

Study finds above-average drug use by Massachusetts teenagers – Enterprise News

Study finds above-average drug use by Massachusetts teenagers
Enterprise News
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's Behavioral Health Barometer found 7.4 of Massachusetts youth smoked cigarettes in 2011 to 2012, a slightly higher rate than the country and down from earlier years. The report found 8.3

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Will Philip Seymour Hoffman’s death be a wake-up call? – Los Angeles Times


Los Angeles Times

Will Philip Seymour Hoffman's death be a wake-up call?
Los Angeles Times
The death of Philip Seymour Hoffman last week, apparently of a heroin overdose, says a lot about the epidemic of opiate abuse gripping the United States. That epidemic, which I've spent the last year researching for a forthcoming book, is rooted in a
Hoffman's Death Illustrates Heroin's Ability to Hijack the BrainHuffington Post (blog)
US Officials Target Escalating Drug OverdosesHealthDay
Coastal lives are hit hard by heroinChinook Observer
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Case Dismissed in Bridgewater Overdose Death

Case dismissed in Bridgewater overdose death
Josh Ballard died after over-dosing of a prescription drugs. (CONTRIBUTED) The case against a Bridgewater man charged with trafficking a prescription drug after a young man died in his apartment was dismissed Wednesday.
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Heroin Dealer’s Punishment Upgraded to Intensive Community Control – Norwalk Reflector

Heroin dealer’s punishment upgraded to intensive community control – Norwalk Reflector


Norwalk Reflector

Heroin dealer's punishment upgraded to intensive community control
Norwalk Reflector
During Monday's hearing, Espinoza admitted he tested positive for cocaine, opiates, oxycodone and methadone during a Dec. 6 drug screen. He also failed to enter a substance abuse treatment program as ordered by the court. "He still needs that treatment

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Hoffman’s Death Illustrates Heroin’s Ability to Hijack the Brain – Huffington Post (blog)


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Hoffman's Death Illustrates Heroin's Ability to Hijack the Brain
Huffington Post (blog)
And, unlike addiction for most other drugs of abuse, we are fortunate that research has provided us with multiple FDA-approved medications to help treat opiate addiction, including buprenorphine, naltrexone, and methadone. In conjunction with clinical 
US Officials Target Escalating Drug OverdosesHealthDay
Coastal lives are hit hard by heroinChinook Observer
Obama Administration Cites Heroin Concerns After Hoffman DeathTIME

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