Report: Opiate Abuse May Be Up, but Overdose Deaths Are Flat in Vermont
Report: Opiate abuse may be up, but overdose deaths are flat in Vermont
The report is a requirement of Act 75, a law passed last year aimed at curbing opiate abuse in Vermont. It uses information from the Chief Medical Examiner's office. The deaths include accidents, suicides and undetermined drug fatalities, the report says.
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Schedule II drugs, defined as drugs with a potential for abuse but less dangerous than Schedule I drugs include methamphetamine, methadone, hydromorphone (Dilaudid), meperidine (Demerol), oxycodone (OxyContin), and cocaine. Although all of the drugs …
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