Central Kentucky Drug Addicts Turning to Heroin

Central Kentucky drug addicts turning to heroin

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Now that law enforcement officials and doctors have cracked down on the abuse of prescription painkillers, a growing number of central Kentucky drug addicts are turning to heroin. “We've been finding heroin here, and officers in Lincoln and … A …
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Task force recommends protections to prevent drug–addicted babies

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And as prescription-drug addiction soars, the number of NAS babies is expected to grow. “We need to find ways to give substance-abusing women the help that they need…This is about helping these women saving their lives and helping them lead sober …
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Lacey school district considering drug testing

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“That policy is still in committee but once it is complete it will be brought before the Board of Education, which will vote on it,” Brower said. The forum was designed to bring awareness and preventative measures toward teen substance abuse, according …
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Drug addiction grows by over 1000 in Azerbaijan

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According to Asif Kengerli, addictions psychiatrist of the anonymous substance abuse medical-consulting office under the Republican Narcology Center of the Health Ministry, 90-95 percent of the injecting drug consumers are hepatitis C carriers, and all …
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