Local & Regional Briefs for Monday, April 7

Published April 7, 2014

Local & Regional Briefs for Monday, April 7
Jeanne Shaheen, who met Friday with law enforcement officials and drug abuse treatment providers in Salem, says fighting the epidemic will require a multifaceted approach. She is pushing for greater investment in local law enforcement, prescription … Read more on Valley News

'We're all paying:' Heroin spreads misery across US
In Missouri, admissions to treatment programs for heroin addiction rose 700 percent in the past two decades. In Massachusetts, state police say at least 185 people have died from suspected heroin overdoses in the state since Nov. 1, and the governor … Read more on Taunton Daily Gazette

Heroin in Montana: A look at heroin deaths, treatment in Montana
Heroin-related deaths are relatively rare in Montana, but the number of people seeking treatment for heroin or morphine addiction has risen sharply in the state since 2007. Most people seeking treatment are white adult males. But since 2010, more than … Read more on Montana Standard

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