Drug overdose

Drug Deaths Startle Officials

...  deaths startle officials Deaths by street-sold heroin and cocaine, meanwhile, remained relatively low this year in Tazewell, despite at least one fatal heroin overdose in Pekin last month. Methadone became the focus of a homicide investigation after two fatal… Continue reading →

Abusers of Prescription Painkillers Can Be Hard to Spot

Abusers of prescription painkillers can be hard to spot Filed under: cocaine use side effects Opioid, or narcotic, painkillers have become the second most-abused category of drugs behind marijuana, according to the federal 2011 National Survey on Drug Use and… Continue reading →

Can Cocaine Be Used in a Healthy, Non Destructive Way?

...  the … Read more on VICE   Dad of Ryan Gunn warns others after tragic drugs death Filed under: what does cocaine look like Popular teenager Ryan Gunn had taken cocaine and had been drinking before he took ill… Continue reading →

Charlie Sheen Ex Brooke Mueller Hospitalized for Drug Overdose

...  Sheen Ex Brooke Mueller Hospitalized for Drug Overdose Filed under: cocaine rehab centers Mueller's last stint in rehab, her 15th trip to a treatment center, ended in July a year ago. She completed a 45-day program for alcohol and… Continue reading →

Cocaine in a Poly-Substance Death

...  Death Filed under: cocaine overdose treatment … to make treatment available to those in need.” The body also had early signs of decomposition present at autopsy. This may seem a bit early for it to begin, but cocaine and… Continue reading →

Good Samaritan Law a Key Weapon in the War on Drugs

Good Samaritan law a key weapon in the war on drugs Filed under: cocaine abuse statistics Statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that drug overdoses are now the leading cause of death in this country, surpassing… Continue reading →