Dozens Trained to Use Heroin Overdose Antidote

Published April 19, 2014

Dozens trained to use heroin overdose antidote
Arms Acres, a private alcohol and substance abuse treatment facility, offered the program to the general public Friday in response to the swell of overdose fatalities throughout the region. "Given the recent increase in opiate deaths, this is …
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Part II: Heroin addicts face barriers to treatment
NEW YORK — As the ranks of heroin users rise, increasing numbers of addicts are looking for help but are failing to find it — because there are no beds in packed facilities, treatment is hugely expensive and insurance companies won't pay for …
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Macomb County leads state in fatal heroin overdoses
Data indicates the opiate addiction is on the rise. Admissions to county-sponsored treatment programs for heroin and other opiates has more than doubled in 10 years, climbing from 1,126 in 2004, to 2,045 in 2008 to 2,497 in 2013, according to the …
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