Guest Column: The Scary Gateway for Revival of Heroin

Guest column: The scary gateway for revival of heroin

Filed under: drug abuse help for families

Parents can help prevent prescription drug abuse by continually counting the legally prescribed pills at home and then keeping the medicine bottle out of reach, even hidden. Caring adults also can watch for warning signs of drug abuse including …
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Regional Jail costs identified as top issue

Filed under: drug abuse help for families

Of the incarcerated, between 70 and 80 percent are in jail due to substance abuse-related issues, Parsons said. To help curtail drug-related incarcerations, Stacy Dugan, Morgan County commissioner, suggested counties be more administratively involved …
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Taking methadone is 'not the answer'

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Methadone, which is prescribed to 160 people out of the 200 receiving treatment for heroin addiction on Anglesey, allows the user to continue using illegal drugs without immediate ill effects. … You can't help but ask yourself, who's child will be …
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