Bitter Pills Series: More Prescription Drug Addicts Turning to Heroin

Bitter Pills series: More prescription drug addicts turning to heroin

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More than nine out of 10 patients trying to kick an addiction with methadone or another replacement drug last year at Fayetteville's Carolina Treatment Center were hooked on painkillers. But in a troubling new trend, Executive Director Amy Garner said …
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Ark. works to reduce prescription drug abuse

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Data from the Arkansas Crime Information Center shows that in 2008 there were 12,838 drug possession arrests. The Legislature in 2011 approved a sentencing overhaul package that focuses on treatment and rehabilitation for nonviolent offenders.
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• Synthetic drug calls down since law passed

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Robin Parsons, director of adult services at Fairbanks, an alcohol and drug addiction treatment center in Indianapolis, said the center hasn't admitted many people directly because of synthetic drugs, even during the high point of synthetic drugs. She …
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