Pittsfield Man Jailed for Heroin Use at Hospital

Pittsfield Man Jailed for Heroin Use at Hospital

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Hospital staff and security officers confiscated the drugs and paraphernalia and called police. The Berkshire Eagle reports that Rathbun was being treated at the hospital for a large open wound on his arm authorities say is consistent with drug abuse …
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Addiction Treatment Center Opens in Jackson Ohio

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Funding for the center that opened Tuesday includes $ 500,000 from the Governor's Office of Appalachia and $ 200,000 in federal substance abuse dollars provided by the Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services. The center will also be …
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Ohio addictions chief addresses overdose deaths

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"We need to make sure to the extent that we can that insurance is available for the vast numbers of people in our state struggling with addiction," Orman Hall, director of the Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services, said Tuesday. "From …
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Emergency visits related to sleep drug zolpidem rising – USA Today

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The report, by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), says 19,487 emergency visits were related to zolpidem in 2010, up from 6,111 in 2005. It notes that almost three-quarters (74%) of the … "This report shows that …
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