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By 2014 the Opioid Epidemic Was Already Destroying Lives
By Dan Franck | Jun 21, 2017 04:38 PM EDTThis isn't a new crisis.
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New Killer: Fentanyl Drug Crisis, 50 Times Stronger than Heroin [VIDEO]
By Alleah Kiamco | Apr 13, 2017 09:35 AM EDTHealth experts say that Fentanyl, an opioid drug, is now a crisis in Milwaukee Country due to its rising rates of death reports.
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Fentanyl Can Be A Cause For Drug Overdose, The Fatality Of Such Drug Has Gone High [VIDEO]
By Icar Ballesteros | Apr 10, 2017 11:27 AM EDTFentanyl can be one substance that is the cause of the rise on drug overdose fatality recently. It is indicated that the drug is being mixed with heroin or cocaine.
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Studies Reveal that the Greatest Rise in Heroin Consumption Was Among White People [VIDEO]
By Abbie Kraft | Mar 30, 2017 10:33 AM EDTStatistical data revealed that majority of the heroin users are white people.
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Parents Overdosed With Heroin Found Endangering Children
By Anne Collins | Mar 03, 2017 08:30 AM ESTSchigel was arrested for endangering children, while Carroll was arrested for implied consent to test, operating a vehicle under the influence, endangering children, driving under suspension and failure to control.
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Ohio Parents Arrested After Young Boy Overdosed On Heroin
By Anne Collins | Feb 20, 2017 07:50 AM ESTBerea, and the nation, are struggling with losses to opiate overdoses while grasping to hope that a way to battle the epidemic is not out of reach. The death rate for heroin, fentanyl and other types of opiates had increased from 64 deaths in 2011 to 517 deaths in 2016.
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Number Of Overdose Calls Increased In Kentucky
By Anne Collins | Feb 15, 2017 08:52 AM ESTThe Centers for Disese Control and Prevention said that 91 people in the United States die every day from opioid overdose.
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Fatal Overdose Cases Caused By Bad Heroin Batch In Nassau
By Anne Collins | Jan 31, 2017 08:10 AM ESTPolice found "King of Death" at scenes of two fatal overdoses in the past week in Atlantic City. Authorities advise good samaritans to call 911 to prevent heroin overdose and possible deaths.
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Drug Addict Sent Back To Jail To Protect Own Child From Heroin
By Anne Collins | Jan 31, 2017 08:00 AM ESTAlexandra Laird is back in the news after giving birth to her daughter who was born addicted to opiates.
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Painkiller Addiction Kills, Not Cures Sickness: Opioid Addiction Plagues Virginia
By Chris Bale | Apr 15, 2016 04:39 AM EDTPrescription pain killers and heroin that are supposed to keep patients from severe pain have taken more lives after the patients got addicted to it. Now, the government officials and doctors around the United States are looking for a solution to this problem.
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Mother Shares Heartbreaking Obit For Addict Child
By Brian McNeil | Apr 15, 2016 04:31 AM EDTKathleen Errico may have lost her daughter Kelsey Endicott but her moving eulogy can hopefully save and touch lives on the perils of heroin drug addiction.
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Ohio CVS Stores Plan to Carry Heroin Antidote without Prescription
By Cheri Cheng | Feb 01, 2016 10:24 AM ESTCVS stores in Ohio have plans to make the heroin antidote drug more available
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American Teens more likely to Try Heroin after Abusing Painkillers, Survey Says
By Cheri Cheng | Dec 30, 2015 10:35 AM ESTAmerican teenagers who abuse prescription pain relievers are at risk of using heroin, a new survey concluded.
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Alcohol Claims More Lives than Drugs
By Kanika Gupta | Dec 25, 2015 12:44 PM ESTAccording to the latest federal report, the alcohol related death has been increased to 37% from 2002.
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Ireland to Set Up Centers for Heroin Users to Practice Safe Drug Use
By Cheri Cheng | Nov 03, 2015 11:43 AM ESTIreland will become the next European country to help drug addicts use heroin safely.
