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DHS, policies are scrutinized after drug-related child deaths

Methamphetamine Withdrawal Treatment in the News

Methamphetamine Withdrawal Treatment: DHS, policies are scrutinized after drug-related child deaths
Use of drugs such as methamphetamine and cocaine during pregnancy frequently causes low-birth-weight, premature babies with underdeveloped organs who suffer withdrawal symptoms from the drugs. The babies are screened for drugs in their… Continue reading

Overdose deaths climb as painkillers, heroin pour into Ohio market

Overdose deaths climb as painkillers, heroin pour into Ohio market
As the more potent painkillers have flooded the market — making them easier for some suburban teens to score than beer — demand for purer heroin has also boomed, causing drug poisoning deaths to swell by more than 350 percent… Continue reading

Accidental Overdose Deaths Triple in Texas

Accidental Overdose Deaths Triple in Texas
Fatal accidental overdoses, most involving prescription drugs, jump since 1999.
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New Approach Addresses Substance Abuse Among Nurses
New research suggests as many as ten to 20 per cent of nurses and nursing students may have substance abuse… Continue reading

StunGun.com’s President Sees Mounting Evidence That Many Deaths Blamed On Stun Guns Actually Trace To Drug Use

Boston, MA (PRWEB) March 25, 2005

Autopsies as well as unofficial reports of victims’ behavior suggest that many people who have died following stun gun shocks lost their lives because cocaine or other drugs were in their bodies at the time of the stuns. Findings such as these, according… Continue reading

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Fire warning following six deaths

Fire warning following six deaths
Fire service chiefs have urged people to take extra care at home after six people died in blazes over the festive period.
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