Flanagan Heads Panel Probing Treatment of Heroin Addiction

Published March 14, 2014

Flanagan heads panel probing treatment of heroin addiction
Even before the recent overdose death of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, Senate President Therese Murray and Sen. Jennifer L. Flanagan, D-Leominster, had launched a special committee to investigate major shortcomings in treatment for heroin addiction in …
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After years of large increases in heroin-related deaths and more than a decade of exponential rises in the use of prescription painkillers, Ohio's opioid epidemic has grabbed the attention of state government. Among the public initiatives, Gov. John …
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Watch: New England town ripped apart by heroin
“My patients tell me you can find heroin on every street corner in Burlington, for example,” said Dr. Deborah Richter, a family physician in Montpelier and one of the state's leading addiction specialists. “It's in every town.” Heroin is spreading …
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