Approval of drug is long overdue
Narcon sends the victim into immediate withdrawal and reverses the effects of the drug by helping the person regain ability to breathe. … Narcon can counter overdoses of opiates including heroin, morphine, oxycodone (Oxycontin), methadone … Read more on New Jersey Hills
Overdosed: 'When people start dying in these numbers … it really gets …
Law enforcement authorities say many drug users are turning to heroin as a cheaper, more easily accessible alternative to prescription opiates. While prescription pills can go for $ 40 to $ 50, … In that same week, rescue crews in Woonsocket … Read more on The Providence Journal
BPHS proposes closing sole public methadone clinic
Methadone is a synthetic narcotic that is used to reduce the craving for opiates, such as heroin, and the effects of withdrawal symptoms. In a state where heroin addiction, which methadone is used to combat, has caused 185 deaths in the past four … Read more on Daily Free Press (subscription)