Snapshot of Heroin Use, Deaths in 26 States, Including Louisiana

Snapshot of heroin use, deaths in 26 states, including Louisiana
FLORIDA: The number of heroin-related deaths statewide nearly doubled between 2011 and 2012, from 57 to 108, with an increase from 15 to 33 deaths in the Miami area. Admissions for drug treatment where heroin was the primary drug rose from 4 percent …
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Warrior's Death Is NOT Shocking Wrestlers 'Roll the Dice With Their Lives'
Cowherd didn't specifically accuse Warrior of drug abuse — but said it's something that nearly all wrestlers acknowledge. Colin went on to compare wrestling to pro baseball — saying, "You think baseball season is long? There's is double and they don …
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Lancaster coroner: Prescription drug abuse an “epidemic,” caused 46 deaths …
Yet, officials say, prescription drug abuse kills more people in Lancaster County than cocaine and heroin — by far. "There is an epidemic of prescription drug abuse," said Dr. Stephen Diamantoni, county coroner and a longtime family doctor. That's …
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States combat drug overdose deaths through Drug Amnesty Laws — When Stephen Cardiges slipped into unconsciousness from a heroin overdose in the back of a Honda Civic two years ago, his two companions just kept driving ar…

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