OxyContin Use Down in Vt. but Heroin Use Increases

OxyContin use down in Vt. but heroin use increases

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WATERBURY, Vt. — Efforts to make OxyContin harder to abuse have succeeded in Vermont, the top state police drug investigator says. But that has come with one notable consequence: Addicts have been switching to an older scourge: heroin. Statistics …
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Successful forum on talking to children about substance abuse

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Programs on preventing substance abuse often target high school-age children because they are in the thick of temptation, but experts say parents need to begin to address the issue much earlier. “How do we prepare our young people now for what is to …
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