Spike in Heroin Use Can Be Traced to Prescription Pads
Spike In Heroin Use Can Be Traced To Prescription Pads
Kolodny says the statistics are stark. Areas with the highest rates of opioid or heroin addiction are often wealthier areas, where people have more access to medical care. With medical… Continue reading
Preservationists to Protect T Building
Preservationists to protect T Building
By Tobias Salinger / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS. Tuesday, February 4, 2014, … A nonprofit agency, Comunilife, was trying to build 251 residential dormitories for patients who stay at the Hillcrest medical center to get… Continue reading
The Heroin Epidemic, and the Antidote for Overdose
The heroin epidemic, and the antidote for overdose
Notable cities and states that use it include Baltimore and Chicago, and New Mexico, Massachusetts, Michigan, California and New York, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Naloxone distribution programs… Continue reading
Heroin Epidemic Cuts Growing Swath of Destruction
Heroin epidemic cuts growing swath of destruction
Packets stamped with the words “Thera-flu” or “Bud Ice” are thought to have caused the recent deaths of more than 20 people in western Pennsylvania, 22 heroin-related deaths in Rhode Island and as… Continue reading
Alcohol & Drug Rehab Portland Launches Updated Program to Help Individuals …
Alcohol & Drug Rehab Portland Launches Updated Program To Help Individuals …
A Portland alcohol and drug rehab center is announcing that an updated program to help adults and adolescents end their drug addiction is now available through Drug Addiction… Continue reading
After Outbreaks, Experts Await Block Safety Advisory
After Outbreaks, Experts Await Block Safety Advisory
Wear That Mask. In 2007, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) echoed the 2006 ASRA practice advisory recommendations that clinicians wear a surgical face mask when “placing a catheter or injecting… Continue reading