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RX painkillers drive heroin use in Saugerties
“My son [age 19] and his girlfriend were really involved with pills and heroin up until Christmas, when we did an intervention,” she said. “I sent my son out to California to live with his sister. It is of epidemic … In an interview earlier this year …
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Lawmakers, officials meet in Waterbury to discuss combatting Connecticut's …
Esty has been working to educate residents about the state's Connecticut's “Good Samaritan” law, which grants limited immunity to drug users who seek help for someone who has overdosed. She's also part of a group of members of Congress who have … “I …
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St. Mary's school workers ask for 'decent' pay
She also noted the “looming crisis of drug addiction,” and said there is an “urgent need of funding to study this issue. Let's build and fill … She suggested it may be time for the county commissioners to fund some efforts such as “evidence-based …
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