Treat Addicts as Patients, not Criminals

Treat Addicts as Patients, not Criminals – New Project 2.

Families support heroin-report proposals, urge action
The report's numbers are stark. The state has seen a nearly 700 percent increase in admission to substance abuse treatment programs over the past decade. Statewide drug overdose deaths rose from 843 in 2010 to 1,294 just two years later — and two … Read more on Cherry Hill Courier Post

Painkillers and heroin; on the road to addiction
Though I was suspicious that I was being prescribed methadone for pain when I only knew of its use in the treatment of heroin addiction, my trust for the prescriber prevailed. I began using it as prescribed, never abusing it, and I was stepped up the … Read more on Seacoastonline.com

Addiction–treatment workers at Fitchburg forum: 'We can't afford to have it fail'
Program Director Traci Kasparian of the Fitchburg Habit OPCO, which provides methadone treatments for heroin addicts throughout North Central Massachusetts, said there has been a large influx of patients from Pepperell, which she called "the mecca of … Read more on Sentinel and Enterprise