Heroin use, addiction up sharply among US whites, study finds
Original article from www.foxnews.com/health A man injects himself with heroin using a needle obtained from the People's Harm Reduction Alliance, the nation's largest needle-exchange program, in Seattle (Reuters) NEW YORK – Heroin use in the United States has risen five-fold in the past decade and dependence on the drug has more than tripled, with the [...]
Children find parents dead of apparent overdose in Ohio home
Original article from Fox8.com CENTERVILLE, Ohio— Authorities say a commercial airline pilot and his wife have died of an apparent overdose from the powerful synthetic drug fentanyl. Police say the bodies of 36-year-old Brian Halye and 34-year-old Courtney Halye were found by their children Thursday morning in Centerville, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) north of [...]
Woman overdoses on heroin in Akron in front of nieces
Original article from Cleveland.com AKRON, Ohio -- A woman with a history of suffering heroin overdoses had her fourth recent overdose, this time in front of her two nieces, according to police. Lisa Thompson, 47, faces two charges of child endangering in the incident that happened about 11:30 p.m. Monday at a Kipling Street home [...]
The Children of the Opioid Crisis
Left behind by addict parents, tens of thousands of youngsters flood the nation’s foster-care system; grandparents become moms and dads again By Jeanne Whalen Original article from Wall Street Journal. The police officer who entered Mikaya Feucht’s Ohio apartment found it littered with trash, dirty dishes and plastic milk jugs full of the opioid addict’s [...]
TOP 7 THINGS THAT CAN HAPPEN AS A RESULT OF AN OPIATE ADDICTION
Original article from www.opiates.com As you read this list, please bear in mind the intention of the article is not to judge, but merely bring to notice parts of a person’s life that are affected by addiction to painkillers or heroin. If you are battling an addiction problem or know someone who is, it is always advisable to seek professional [...]
TERRIFYING NUMBERS
From Crains Cleveland Business The number of deadly heroin overdoses in the United States more than quadrupled from 2010 to 2015, a new federal report finds, and Ohio is one of the states where the problem is the worst. Reuters reports there were 12,989 overdose deaths involving heroin in 2015, according to the National Center [...]