Hooked: Drug Overdose Deaths Surge Locally

Published January 21, 2013

Hooked: Drug overdose deaths surge locally

Filed under: drug addiction help for family members

The alarming increase in overdose deaths has caused the coroner and others to form a county think tank made up of drug addiction service organizations, law enforcement agencies and local health departments. A lack of appropriate funding has pushed the …
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Don't let dependency issues linger within a family business

Filed under: drug addiction help for family members

Indeed, it is estimated that up to 5 percent of the population in the United States may suffer from alcohol dependency and abuse. … Chris Kennedy Lawford, UN Goodwill Ambassador on Drug Dependence and author of “Recover to Live,” recently stated in a …
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A mother's lost battle with fentanyl

Filed under: drug addiction help for family members

Some family members don't know the life was cut short by drug abuse, and it's a choice to keep it that way to avoid the stigma of addiction. The woman figures this is why she doesn't drink or do drugs, and she encourages open discussions with her own …
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