Hooked on Opiates: More Legal Use Leads to More Addiction, Crimes, Deaths

Hooked on opiates: More legal use leads to more addiction, crimes, deaths

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Prescription opiates and heroin were the primary substance for more than 40 percent of drug treatment patients (excluding alcohol treatment) at Twin Cities' programs last year, up from 13 percent a decade ago. Crimes such as burglaries and robberies …
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Oregon's success in treating addicts is a lesson for KentuckyPrescription for …

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“There's absolutely solid, irrefutable evidence that there is a savings — always — in funding addiction treatment and prevention,” said Karen Wheeler, addiction programs administrator for the Oregon Health Authority. “You pay one way or the other …
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Innovative housing for the homeless being built in downtown LA

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The project, designed by award-winning architect Michael Maltzan, will include basketball courts, art centers, community gardens and hundreds of feet of green space. The stacking of apartment units began last week, and the bulk of … Residents will …
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