Most Addiction Treatments Need Update, Minnesota Author Argues
Most addiction treatments need update, Minnesota author argues
Besides interviewing hundreds of people who recently had been through rehab, as well as staffers and experts in the field, she visited 15 treatment centers around the country. These facilities ranged from expensive ones such as Hazelden in Center City, …
Minnesota heroin use still high — now meth's back, too
“Heroin-related admissions to addiction treatment centers were at record-high levels in 2012, accounting for 12.9 percent of total admissions to treatment,” Falkowski said. “Among these individuals, 41.6 percent were between the ages of 18 and 25 …
Report: Heroin use steady, but meth is coming back in Twin Cities
Also among the report's findings: emergency room visits involving heroin in the Twin Cities nearly tripled from 1,180 in 2004 to 3,493 in 2011. Heroin-related admissions at metro treatment centers last year reached a record high of 12.9 percent of all …