Overdose

Drug overdose call in Flanders leads to heroin arrests

Heroin Treatment in the News

Heroin Treatment: Drug overdose call in Flanders leads to heroin arrests
MOUNT OLIVE TWP. – A Flanders man was treated for an apparent drug overdose on Friday, June 17, and he and a woman were later charged with heroin possession, according to police.
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Crack Cocaine Overdose: Pete Doherty friend walks free after crack cocaine conviction

Crack Cocaine Overdose in the News

Crack Cocaine Overdose: Pete Doherty friend walks free after crack cocaine conviction
A friend of rock star Pete Doherty who was filmed smoking crack with the singer by Goldsmith heiress Robyn Whitehead hours before she died of an overdose has been allowed to walk… 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

Drug Abuse and Drug Addiction In Athletes ~ Before and After Drug Overdose

www.ididnotknowbookstory.com/athlete_abused_drugs.html Drug Addiction effects told by an injured athlete. This drug abuse video should warn all substance users of the consequences. He once was an MVP athlete in sports. The wheelchair is the seen after effects from drugs. Drugs caused this guy to suffer a brain injury. All athletic dreams were killed.

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

Mother arrested in baby’s meth overdose death

Mother arrested in baby’s meth overdose death
Associated Press – January 28, 2011 8:04 PM ET PHOENIX (AP) – A Glendale woman has been arrested in connection with the drug overdose death of her infant daughter last year.
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