Yarborough: Dealing With Prescription Drug Abuse Deaths

Yarborough: Dealing with prescription drug abuse deaths
There is evidence to suggest that there are at least four effective methods to save lives related to prescription drug overdose associated with opiates such as oxycodone and hydrocodone. A drug called … Second is methadone, a marginalized drug … Read more on Tulsa World


Part One: Justice Redesigned: Hartford Board Works to Reconnect Offenders
After seeing Beebe drifting across the center line, the officer stopped him, put him in handcuffs and brought him to a hospital, where he tested positive for marijuana and methadone. He was charged with driving under the influence, … After his … Read more on Valley News


County's Substance Abuse Prevention Group to Host Forum
During the period from 200 to 2013, there were 169 confirmed fatal overdoses in Berkshire County attributed to opioids, methadone and heroin. Data shows that the vast majority of people who abuse pain killers get them from the home medicine cabinet, … Read more on iBerkshires.com