Vermont Senate Hears Challenge of Opiate Treatment – BurlingtonFreePress.com

Vermont Senate hears challenge of opiate treatment – BurlingtonFreePress.com

Vermont Senate hears challenge of opiate treatment
BurlingtonFreePress.com
MONTPELIER – An estimated 50,000 people in Vermont need treatment for addiction problems every year and don't get it, and efforts to expand treatment options for people addicted to heroin and other opiates… Continue reading

La Crosse Man Credits God With Turning Life Around

La Crosse man credits God with turning life around
People revived after "dying" during a sudden cardiac arrest often experience a greater appreciation of life, family and friends. That's a common feeling, says Dr. Cheri Olson, a physician at Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Healthcare who …
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Fatal Overdoses Continue Rise in '12

Fatal overdoses continue rise in '12
Among the drugs involved were heroin, methadone, oxycodone, morphine and amitriptyline, all opiates but the last. Bernie Minet, the Coshocton County … Even though Chrystina Carey's mother was a drug addict, Chrystina didn't touch alcohol until after …
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Home Living Proposed Methadone Clinic Near School Worries…

Home Living Proposed methadone clinic near school worries…
“There are addicts in Mississauga. Would they rather have the addicts leave used needles in the back lanes of their neighbourhoods, or would they rather have them stable on methadone and not using drugs anymore?” he asked. But parent Liz Battaglia said …… Continue reading

'He'S Gone Forever': A Somerville Family Looks Back on Years of Addiction

'He's gone forever': A Somerville family looks back on years of addiction
But to get into a rehab program, you have to have gone into a detox facility. To get into a detox facility, you have to have … But in fact, the highest percentage of relapses happen right after… Continue reading

Intervention Help for Percocet Addiction

Intervention Help for Percocet Addiction — Intervention and Treatment are needed for a loved one who suffers from a Percocet Addiction and should be solved with Detox and Rehab Programs.


"The Hungry Heart"
… on the prescription opioid and heroin problem in a northern corner of Vermont, providing a platform… Continue reading