If Pennington Gap Is Dying, Drug Abuse May Be What's Killing It
If Pennington Gap is dying, drug abuse may be what's killing it
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Some of those include increasing law enforcement resources, making better use of the prescription monitoring program, financially supporting existing drug courts, improving treatment and care of those with addiction, improving public education, using …
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Clermont County CASC opens this month, with plans to expand regionally
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Heroin is cheaper and easier to obtain than other heavily abused drugs. Tilow says the purpose of the CASC program is to divert the lower risk offenders from jail and into a less costly treatment program. “CASC treatment is a cheaper day-to-day …
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Center for Drug and Alcohol Treatment opens its doors in Two Harbors
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A new local option is now available for people struggling with drug and alcohol dependency. The Center for Drug and Alcohol Treatment opened its doors Tuesday at Lake View Memorial Hospital in Two Harbors and will be offering substance abuse …
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Use, abuse of Suboxone explodes in Western Pennsylvania
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Suboxone, hailed as more effective than methadone in treating opiate dependency, is the first addiction drug the Food and Drug Administration has permitted physicians to dispense from offices. Heroin addiction soared in the 1960s, but its use tapered …
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