Kelly B.’s Story of Addiction (1of2)

Kelly B.’s Story of Addiction (1of2) – Kelly discusses her struggle with addiction to cocaine and heroin, as well as the unconditional love of her mom and stepfather. Please subscribe! To learn mo…

Father: 'Heroin got its claws in her and wouldn't let go'
The father of a young Hudson woman who survived a heroin overdose the same weekend "Glee" star Cory Monteith died says his daughter tried to fight addiction, but her relapse last week is one she won't recover from. Days after Monteith died, Ellie told … Read more on FOX 9 News

Ottawa closes 'loopholes' in program that would provide heroin to some addicts
TORONTO – Certain drugs, such as heroin and cocaine, can no longer be obtained for patients under a federal special access program, Health Minister Rona Ambrose said Thursday. The new regulations close a "loophole" in the program that would allow … Read more on Montreal Gazette

Prescription drug abuse now more deadly than heroin, cocaine combined
More people are dying in the United States from prescription drugs than from heroin and cocaine combined, a new study says, signaling that pill abuse is not just the leading cause of drug overdose deaths, but that it also requires more oversight and … Read more on Christian Science Monitor

BC doctors given Health Canada approval to prescribe heroin
After years of petitioning by health officials in British Columbia, Health Canada has authorized some B.C. doctors to prescribe heroin for select patients who have failed to respond to conventional opioid addiction treatments. But within moments of the … Read more on The Globe and Mail