Health officials blame heroin for spike in Maryland overdose deaths

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The state is hosting education programs for medical workers treating people for opioid abuse; training individuals to administer naloxone, a prescription drug that can intervene with a person's ability to absorb heroin during an overdose; and …
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Heart disease, prescription drug abuse growing causes of death in Oklahoma

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NORMAN — Heart disease and prescription drug abuse are growing causes of death in the U.S. and especially in Oklahoma, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a lecture Thursday in Oklahoma City. … A major problem with …
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From addict to mentor, Horry County drug court helps change lives

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She said, typically, clients have a history of nonviolent crimes and addiction. Instead of going to jail…former addicts plead guilty and spend up to 18 months in drug court. The program requires participants to have a curfew, go through treatment and …
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A Different Day in Court

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Instead of going to change my life in prison and maybe coming out the same way, I had a chance to get treatment for my substance abuse,” said Teresa. And she's not alone. More than a 120 clients have been through the Drug Court System in Black Hawk …
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