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NY lawmakers asked to help fund more drug treatment facilities

NY lawmakers asked to help fund more drug treatment facilities
It heard from prosecutors, drug counselors and addicts, who say a crackdown on illegal prescriptions has many drug users turning to heroin and that has led to a dramatic increase in overdoses and deaths. Speakers asked lawmakers to help fund… Continue reading

Adult Drug Court helps addicts recover

Adult Drug Court helps addicts recover
Hoping to get the recovery help he needed to stop using drugs, Verbal, who is 53, chose the tougher route, drug court. Designed to help non-violent drug users break the cycle of addiction through a program where participants commit to an intensive … Read more… Continue reading

Helping to break the chains of addiction for drug users

Helping to break the chains of addiction for drug users
For a group of recovering drug addicts, the concept of being “normal” is completely alien. And it took coming together and realising they were not alone that finally put them on the road to recovery. The three, Stuart, Steve and… Continue reading

New clinic to provide outpatient treatment to opiate addicts

New clinic to provide outpatient treatment to opiate addicts
Addiction Recovery Systems-Winchester will offer outpatient assistance, allowing patients to continue their daily lives while fighting their addictions with the aid of the drug methadone, Singer said. "I don't say that with any guilt or cringe in any … Read more… Continue reading

Gov't Stops Counting Drug Users

Gov't Stops Counting Drug Users
That means less funding for research and treatment. A new study revealing 67 percent of … In March, the nation's richest source of information about cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine abuse was terminated. Not one congressman tried to save it. Read more on Daily Beast

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Approval of drug is long overdue

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… Continue reading