Overdose Deaths Spike Among Women
Overdose deaths spike among women For many decades, the overwhelming majority of U.S. overdose deaths were men killed by heroin or cocaine. But by 2010, 40 percent were women — most of them middle-aged women who took … That means… Continue reading
Drug Users Offered Foil to Encourage Treatment
... users offered foil to encourage treatment Providing foil will tackle “significant health risks” associated with injecting drugs such as the transmission of dangerous blood borne viruses. Drugs such as heroin could reduce injecting behavious by encouraging different methods of… Continue reading
Drug Overdose Deaths From Prescription Painkillers Spike Among Middle-Aged …
... Overdose Deaths From Prescription Painkillers Spike Among Middle-Aged … For many decades, the overwhelming majority of U.S. overdose deaths were men killed by heroin or cocaine. But by 2010, 40 percent were women – most of them middle-aged women… Continue reading
Cocaine No Longer Drug of Choice in Butler County
... no longer drug of choice in Butler County The reason for the skyrocketing heroin addiction is largely a matter of economics, according to police. “Cocaine is too expensive. So is Oxycontin, and that's hard to get. So now it… Continue reading
Westmoreland County Rally Held to Combat 'Demon of Drug Addiction'
... County rally held to combat 'demon of drug addiction' To help battle the problem, parents need to know the signs of drug addiction, he said. At its current rate, Westmoreland County is on pace to surpass its 2012 record… Continue reading
A Chat With ASCAP President Paul Williams, Plus Exclusives From Modern …
... through my disease of alcoholism and my addiction, I was actually forced to a place of honesty where I turned … Read more on Huffington Post Wellington researchers hunt for habit breaker They hope their research, using a hallucinogenic… Continue reading