Heroin Use Climbs in Maine as Cheaper Alternative to Prescription Drugs

Heroin use climbs in Maine as cheaper alternative to prescription drugs
That's what has happened in Maine and across the country as abuse of prescription painkillers has led to opiate addiction, driving some users to heroin as a less expensive alternative. … That comes as no surprise to people in the treatment community.
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Doc to Dads: You're Doing It Wrong
For all the advances of medical technology and treatment, it's hard to know which test to order or consultation to arrange if you don't know which question you're trying to answer. Increasingly detailed scans and penetrating lab tests are wonderful …
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Walpole PD seeks prescription to use Narcan
As the increase in heroin overdoses alarms officials statewide, Walpole police have been readying policy and preparing to implement an overdose antidote since numbers started rising last year. Looking to put the opioid overdose reversal drug Naloxone …
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