Prescription Heroin on ABC’s Q and A

Prescription Heroin on ABC’s Q and A – On ABC’s Q and A, an audience member asked if Australia is willing to follow Switzerland’s lead and introduce prescription heroin for addicts. For an insight into how thick some political pundits are, listen to what ex-Howard advisor Grahame Morris said. He suggests that since we want to give free heroin to heroin addicts then pedophiles should get … He stops there. Disgraceful.

Fewer children treated for drugs

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The number of children and teenagers under 18 who are being treated for drugs such as heroin, cocaine or ecstasy dropped by more than two-thirds over the last five years, figures have shown. The number of young people in England being treated for Class …
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Army Ranger turned protester sues sheriff

Filed under: heroin treatment

He said his spleen was damaged during his arrest in November 2011 but deputies decided he was drunk and taking heroin. The deputies finally called an ambulance when he was scheduled to be released on bail the next day, court papers say. He was …
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Rural substance abuse starts young

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Substance abusers treated in rural areas are more likely than substance abusers in urban treatment centers to be non-Hispanic whites 18 to 25 years old, report primarily alcohol abuse or abuse of non-heroin opiates such as Oxycontin or Vicodin, and …
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