Guest Op-Ed: Opiad Overdoses and Deaths Are on the Rise

Guest Op-ed: Opiad Overdoses and Deaths Are on the Rise

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With another news article nearly every day, the general public is becoming more aware of a health epidemic that public safety and medical staffs have known for long time: opioid overdose and deaths are on the rise. The deaths of Philip Seymour Hoffman …
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NIDA Releases New Teen Substance Abuse Resources

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The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has released new resources to assist parents, health care providers, and substance abuse treatment specialists in treating teens struggling with drug abuse, and to help identify and interact with those who …
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Shocking video of girlfriend throwing herself out of car released as grand

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Steinke said that the recordings were embarrassig to Strother, but that she wanted the public to hear them after Cortez accused her of trying to kill herself and having drug and alcohol problems. 'Frankly,' he said, 'if Judge Cortez and his attorneys …
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The best bits from this week. Photo / Thinkstock

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Doctors are warning of the dangers Viagra abuse, where the drug is mixed with narcotics such as ecstasy to enhance a feeling of euphoria. With sales of the drug rising by 25 per cent in the run up to Valentine's day, there are fears that abusing the …
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