Help wanted: Personal tales show few detox options for local heroin addicts
She and her brother Nick Rains, who was also injured in a car accident and maintaining an opiate addiction, turned to the drug that experts say usually comes next for pain medicine addicts who have modest resources — heroin. “After Nick's crash, he …
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Local leaders unite to curb prescription drug abuse in Cabarrus
Project Lazarus, a public health nonprofit, has teamed with the Cabarrus Health Alliance to evaluate and address the state of prescription drug use, misuse and abuse in Cabarrus County. Dozens of community leaders met earlier this month to learn about …
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