(Part 2) Ethan Nadelmann Speaking at CCSU’s Drug Policy for the 21st Century Conference

(Part 2) Ethan Nadelmann Speaking at CCSU’s Drug Policy for the 21st Century Conference – On February 4, 2009 Ethan Nadelmann Executive Director of the Drug Policy Alliance participated in Central Connecticut State University’s Drug Policy for the…

Heroin in our midst: Part 3

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Rachel Wallace, a licensed clinical social worker at the Center for Prevention and Counseling in Newton, said that the extreme highs of heroin and the prolonged lows of heroin withdrawal are well-researched. “Particularly with opiates, there is a very …
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Autopsy of Virginia Peninsula Regional Jail inmate is inconclusive

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About 18 hours after his arrival, Perry was moved to the medical ward, exhibiting symptoms usually seen with alcohol and heroin withdrawal. Less than two days later, he was found dead in his cell, despite checks performed at 10-minute intervals by a …
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