Heroin deaths creep up in Florida as other opiates become too expensive
Still, experts say the recent increase is worrisome. Miami-Dade drug rehabilitation experts said they have seen a small but definite increase in patients who have switched from oxycodone or other prescription drugs to heroin within the past year. “When …
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Rehab director arrested for 4th DUI
FORT PIERCE, FL (CNN/WPBF) — The clinical director of a Florida drug and alcoholic rehabilitation center resigns after her fourth drunk driving arrest. But you won't believe why police pulled her over. The traffic stop happened three days before the …
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Discrimination against women in prison keeps them going back
But as a female prisoner in the state of New Hampshire, vocational training and other vital services like drug treatment and mental healthcare for women prisoners are little more than a joke. Janice is one of four … None of the women is receiving the …
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Drug Rehab Seeks Respondents for Post Acute Withdrawal Survey
The Hollywood, Florida drug rehab center is asking people in any stage of recovery to fill out a confidential, self-reporting survey about Post Acute Withdrawal Syndrome – considered by many to be the #1 cause of relapse among those with substance …
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