Vermont gov. confronts deadly heroin crisis as public health problem

Published January 19, 2014

Vermont gov. confronts deadly heroin crisis as public health problem
In Vermont, since 2000, there has been a 770 percent increase in treatment for all opiates. He stated: "What started as an OxyContin and prescription drug addiction problem in this state has now grown into a full-blown heroin crisis" and — quote … Read more on PBS

Fatal overdoses quadruple as heroin tightens grip on Maine
Drug treatment professionals were not surprised by the jump in heroin overdose deaths, said Ronni Katz, coordinator of the substance abuse prevention program for Portland's Department of Health and Human Services. “The trends that we've been seeing … Read more on Press Herald

Heroin deaths more than doubled in Boulder County in 2013
Heroin-related overdose deaths more than doubled in 2013 over 2012 in Boulder County, according to death statistics and both police and treatment professionals are braced for 2014 to be worse. According to the Boulder County Coroner's Office, 14 people … Read more on Longmont Daily Times-Call

NDAS – heroin treatment in Northamptonshire – A video guide to community drug and alcohol services provided by Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.