Longer-lasting options to treat drug addiction
New treatments for addiction to heroin or narcotic painkillers promise longer-lasting relief that may remove some day-to-day uncertainty of care: A once-a-month shot is now approved and a six-month implant is in the final testing phase.
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Stanwood fighting student heroin crisis
STANWOOD, Wash. – The communities of Stanwood and Camano Island are seeing a very troubling trend – a growing heroin problem among young people. 42 students, between the ages of 15-17, are reportedly receiving treatment or are being admitted for the treatment of heroin addiction, according to Cammy Hart-Anderson with the Snohomish County Division of Chemical Dependency. Editor’s note: A Town …
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