Father's Mission Against Heroin Is Intensely Personal

Published July 28, 2013

Father's mission against heroin is intensely personal

Filed under: prescription drug addiction treatment

"I start to realize what an addict she was – I think, Why did she treat me this way? … Heroin's popularity is linked to that of opioid prescription drugs – some of the most frequently abused drugs in the county, according to the National Institute on …
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Community Members Team Up to Prevent, Solve Drug Abuse in Polk County

Filed under: prescription drug addiction treatment

But with a decrease in availability of prescription drugs, law enforcement agencies and community help groups are gearing up to fight a possible new problem: Heroin. According to the 2013 National Drug Control Strategy, "Heroin use appears to be …
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Heroin users among us: Drug is becoming more upscale

Filed under: prescription drug addiction treatment

Siegel said he has seen some indications, in talking with professionals at treatment centers, that the profile of heroin “users seem to be a bit younger than it used to be, in their 20s and early 30s. It was 30s, early 40s years ago.” As the type of …
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