Mandy on Pushing People Away – the Fly Effect

Mandy on Pushing People Away – the Fly Effect – Mandy is from Fond du Lac County. She started stealing her grandmother’s OxyContin to get high. Soon after, her dealer convinced her to try heroin. She’ll be…

Overdosing driver crashes into pole, revived

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… utility pole will need to be replaced, he said. Naloxone can counter the effects of an opiate overdose in 30 to 90 seconds. With a dose sprayed in the nose as a mist, naloxone reverses the effects of opiates such as heroin, oxycodone or methadone …
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PHOTOS: Celebrities gone too soon

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Just 16 days after Hendrix's death, on Oct. 4, 1970, strong-voiced Janis Joplin also died at age 27. The official cause of death was an overdose of heroin, possibly combined with the effects of alcohol.
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Sponsors plan hearings on medical marijuana bill

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Marijuana has not been approved by the Food and Drug Administration and is currently classified as a Schedule 1 drug along with heroin, ecstasy and PCP. However, the FDA has approved the use of … "Knowing that the beneficial effects for medical …
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