South Jersey Short on Treatment Sites for Drug Addicts

South Jersey short on treatment sites for drug addicts
The battle against South Jersey's surging heroin epidemic is one the local addiction treatment infrastructure is ill-equipped to fight. Even as state agencies, advocacy groups and individuals band together to address opiate addiction, many factors …
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BC-US–Heroin Across America,ADVISORY, US
Fresh out of treatment, this man was Douglas' second heroin overdose that day. "You just drive away and go, 'Well, here we go again,'" says the veteran cop. In Butler County, Ohio, responding to heroin overdose calls is so common that the EMS …
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Steel Magnolia Singer's Battle with Drug Abuse
The singer's drug use destroyed his personal and professional relationship with Linsey – the two broke off their engagement not long after his stint in rehab and the band dissolved last year – but today Jones remains clean with a new outlook and a new …
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'We're all paying:' Heroin spreads misery across US
In and around Cleveland, heroin-related overdoses killed 195 people last year, shattering the previous record. Some Ohio police chiefs say heroin is easier for kids to get than beer. In Missouri, admissions to treatment programs for heroin addiction …
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