The Heroin Epidemic, and the Antidote for Overdose

Published February 12, 2014

The heroin epidemic, and the antidote for overdose
friend or other overdose witness. What is naloxone, and how does it work? When someone takes heroin, the drug locks on to receptors in the brain, slows the body down and disrupts breathing, Gupta said. Naloxone can rapidly free up those …
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Drug abuse a problem in New Mexico
WHILE NEW MEXICO IS NO LONGER LEADING THE NATION IN ACCIDENTAL DRUG … WEISS SAYS SHE IS ALSO WORKING TO SECURE FUNDING FROM THE LEGISLATURE TO BUILD A DRUG REHAB CENTER HERE IN BERNALILLO COUNTY …. WHICH SHE BELIEVES MAY ALSO HELP WITH THE PROBLEM …
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Vermont gets M grant for drug treatment program
Peter Shumlin and Health Commissioner Harry Chen announced on Friday that Vermont will get a $ 10 million federal grant to expand early intervention and treatment programs … efforts to address drug abuse but said the flow of new addicts needed to be …
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Drug rehabilitation group returns to Albuquerque
“55 I need help” WHEN L-C-I WAS IN NEW MEXICO BACK IN MAY…THEY TOOK TWO DESPERATE NEW … The car wash will be at the Westside Buffalo Wild Wings on Coors from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. At the car wash, Richards said they would be taking names and applications …
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Legislative roundup, Feb. 12, 2014
It also calls for a survey of the effective sentencing and probation management practices around New Mexico, such as supervised probation, drug testing and jail time sanctions for probation violations. Minimum-wage boosters: Sen. Bill Soules says he is …
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Senate panel halts measure to let voters decide on legal pot
Jerry Ortiz y Pino, D-Albuquerque, met an impasse in the Senate Rules Committee. There, five Democratic senators voted to pass the resolution on to the Senate Judiciary Committee with no recommendation. However, Sen. Clemente Sanchez, D-Grants, …
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