Heroin Summit: addiction doctor says managing addiction is 'indefinite'
CLEVELAND, Ohio — With heroin addiction, there's often a "revolving door" from addiction to detoxification to recovery to relapse, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio Steve Dettelbach said at Thursday's heroin summit. To break that cycle …
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Las Vegas moms talk about losing sons to heroin addiction
“It's a club we don't wish upon anyone,” said Laurie Tiso, whose son died in a drug treatment facility meant to save him from Heroin. “But we do take strength — we do lean on each other. We've suffered the same battle. Slightly different circumstances …
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Heroin addiction often starts with painkillers, parents told
Many of today's heroin addicts start their addiction with opiate-based painkillers, prescribed by doctors following sports injuries or auto crashes, said Bartlett Police Chief Kent Williams. With DuPage County's 38 heroin overdose deaths so far this …
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