Heroin Abuse Steadily Rises in Utah, Officials Say

Heroin abuse steadily rises in Utah, officials say
SALT LAKE CITY — The number of heroin overdoses and those seeking treatment has steadily increased over the past 20 years, officials said Monday. In 1993 it was reported that about 2 percent of Utahns seeking addiction recovery treatment were using …
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Heroin use, deaths on the rise in Utah
The path to heroin addiction in Utah mirrors the national trend: People start getting high on prescription opiates like Oxytocin and move to heroin because it's cheaper, said Joel Millard, executive director of the Project Reality substance abuse …
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Maine Voters Could Decide on Marijuana Legalization in 2015
Their proposal would create a three-legged stool that includes enforcement of high-level traffickers, increased funding for addiction treatment, and a referendum to legalize, tax and regulate marijuana put before Maine voters in 2015. Recently, over 40 …
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