U.S. Officials Target Escalating Drug Overdoses

U.S. Officials Target Escalating Drug Overdoses
Speaking at the news conference, Dr. Wilson Compton, deputy director of the U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse, explained that heroin is an opioid, as is morphine and commonly prescribed painkillers like hydrocodone and oxycodone. "These are all …
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How do you make a marriage work when your spouse is serving life?
Eshawn pulls into the parking lot of the prison, which is located on a barren stretch of land just west of the Hudson River in Ulster County, N.Y. She walks up to a door marked “visitors” and enters a foyer that resembles a post office, save for signs …
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Ottawa man challenging controversial new victim fine surcharge
OTTAWA — Tim McCooeye is poor, drug-addicted and sometimes holds a sign warning of the zombie apocalypse. The 51-year-old … McCooeye said he became addicted to crack cocaine after he saw someone cook it and smoke it on the street. He once worked at …
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