Program to Help Family Members of Those Who Die of Heroin Addiction

Published February 19, 2014

Program to help family members of those who die of heroin addiction
The third prong of the program is the creation of a statewide network of families who have lost someone to addiction. Earlier this month, the Vermont Department of Health said three deaths in Addison County were the result of heroin overdoses. The drug …
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Deadline set for 'whoonga park' clean-up
During a walkabout of Durban s Albert Park, which is known as a haven for whoonga users, mayor James Nxumalo, left, and the city s executive committee, told the crowd steps would be taken to bring drug use under control. File photo: Puri Devjee …
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Richard Hill: Teamwork needed to cut R.I.'s growing opium addiction
The Feb. 9 article by Felice J. Freyer and Lynn Arditi (“Drug-overdose deaths surging in R.I.”) should serve as a wakeup call. Addiction to opiates is now an epidemic in the Ocean State, as it is in the rest of the nation. To bring about major …
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