Heroin Use on the Rise in New Hampshire

Heroin use on the rise in New Hampshire
Andrew said the rise in heroin overdoses also suggests a demographic shift toward younger, more recreational users who may be less willing to seek or submit to treatment. “With methadone and oxycodone deaths, you're talking about an older population, … Read more on Concord Monitor


To ease pain of lost son, family builds his dream
3, 2011 at age 23 from a methadone overdose. His experimentation with … A Twin Cities drug abuse trend report, published in June 2013, found 20 percent of people entering treatment have a problem with prescription drugs, and 40 percent of that group … Read more on Sacramento Bee


Cardiff drug dealer's 'kindness' led to hostel drug death, court hears
A post mortem revealed the cause of death to be methadone toxicity, said prosecutor Gareth James. … “He is a pathetic and timid man who has also been receiving treatment for depression since the age of 16 but who had found some stability at that home.”. Read more on WalesOnline