Rise in Heroin Overdoses in Kalamazoo Area Alarms Police, Is Combination of …

Published July 6, 2013

Rise in heroin overdoses in Kalamazoo area alarms police, is combination of …

Filed under: prescription drug addiction treatment

“When I first came here in 1996, an opiate-addicted person was maybe less than 10 percent of the people we treated; now it's at least 50 percent. “A typical person coming in these days will mention methadone, Vicodin, OxyContin and heroin … Boysen, a …
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CDC: Deaths From Prescription Painkiller Overdoses Rise Sharply Among Women

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The study includes emergency department visits and deaths related to drug misuse/abuse and overdose, as well as analyses specific to prescription painkillers. … Discussing pain treatment options, including ones that do not involve prescription drugs.
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