Opiates and Ordinary Lives

Published February 15, 2014

Opiates and Ordinary Lives
Behind the alarming statistics about addiction to heroin and other opiates are ordinary people leading otherwise ordinary lives even as they struggle with potent and often deadly drugs. Many users defy stereotypes and span demographics, as staff writer … Read more on Valley News

Overdose deaths from prescription drug abuse skyrocketing in southwestern …
Prescription drug abuse is an epidemic in Pennsylvania, and legislators and law enforcement officials are scrambling to address the rapidly growing problem. “I think we're in a culture in which everything gets fixed — there is no level of … Read more on Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Iowa drug prevent grants available
The JAG program makes it possible for states to support drug/crime control priorities, and to improve the criminal justice system, while RSAT supports substance abuse treatment in state or local correctional and detention facilities. Local and State … Read more on Sioux City Journal