State Senate hears challenge of opiate treatment

State Senate hears challenge of opiate treatment
Young's comments came during a Senate Health and Welfare Committee hearing designed to inform lawmakers about the details of substance abuse treatment programs available in the state. Vermont Health Department statistics estimate that in 2012 about 10 …
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Overdoses claim more Ohioans
However, heroin-overdose deaths jumped to 680, an increase of nearly 60 percent, according to newly updated annual statistics from the Ohio Department of Health, as reported by 88 county coroners. “These numbers are not … The state is moving to …
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Highland County drug deaths at state average
“There is nothing sadder than a newborn child on a methadone (treatment) drip because mom did drugs for the whole pregnancy,” said Collins. She said that drug-addicted parents … Injury Prevention Program. The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner released …
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