Overdoses

Program to Stop Accidental Overdoses Hits Home

Program to Stop Accidental Overdoses Hits Home
DEA’s New Take-Back Program Lets People Drop Off Unused and Unwanted Prescription Meds Anonymously
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Michael Douglas blames stress for cancer
Michael Douglas believes he has cancer because he has had such a stressful year, and has vowed to… Continue reading

90%Pure Heroin Instant Death , Spike in Overdoses

Cheap, ultra-pure heroin kills instantly Mexican Heroin Causing Deaths All Over US www.cbsnews.com Spike in overdoses linked to drug popular with Mexican smugglers www.msnbc.msn.com

Heroin’s death toll; three suspected Santa Barbara overdoses in one week

Heroin’s death toll; three suspected Santa Barbara overdoses in one week
Sparking fears that a new, more potent strain of heroin is available on the streets, three people in Santa Barbara have died this week from a suspected heroin overdose.
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Prescription-type opiate overdoses, deaths continue to rise in King County

Prescription-type opiate overdoses, deaths continue to rise in King County
The number of people dying in King County from prescription-type opiate overdoses continues to rise, according to results released today from the 2009 King County Drug Trends report.
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Heroin ring that supplied O.C.… Continue reading

Alle-Kiski Valley prescription drug overdoses no longer ‘unusual’

Alle-Kiski Valley prescription drug overdoses no longer ‘unusual’
A computer-assisted examination of Allegheny County Medical Examiner records from 2006 through 2008 reveals the circumstances of Jeremy Morgan’s death are not unusual.
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Dearborn Projects Heroin Overdoses “Poverty in Chicago PBS

Visit PovertyInChicago.com PBS Upcoming Broadcasts WTTW Chicago June 28, 2007, 10P.M. KPTS Wichita May 17, 2007, 9 PM KVIE Sacramento March 15th, 2007, 11 PM Poverty in Chicago is a full-length documentary that takes a raw look at the conditions experienced by Chicago’s estimated 110000 homeless inhibitors. The film tracks… Continue reading