Helping a Heroin Addict | Tony’s Story of His Son’s Heroin Addiction – My Treatment My Choice

Helping a heroin addict | Tony’s story of his son’s heroin addiction – My Treatment My Choice – Damien became heroin dependent aged 21, an addiction which ultimately ended with his death. Hear Damien’s father Tony tell his story and reflect on his feeli…

"Historic" drug sentencing reform bill on Gov. Brown's desk

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“We can begin to divert those offenders into a federally paid drug treatment program that will begin to address the underlying reasons for their addiction,” said Kim Horiuchi, an attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union, one of the bill's …
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Man accuses Kern County sheriffs of 'torture'

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The incident began at approximately 9:30 a.m. after Byrket's grown son called 911 to report a heated argument between Byrket and his wife, Zina, at the family's home in the tiny town of Onyx, Calif., approximately 65 miles from Bakersfield. “My son had …
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The Heroin Epidemic: Naloxone, the overdose antidote (video)

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CLEVELAND, Ohio — A new distribution program in Cuyahoga County is giving a drug to heroin addicts that can literally bring them out of the shadow of death during an overdose. It's called Naloxone Hydrochloride, is sold under the brand name Narcan …
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Odom 'enters rehab'

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… centre on Wednesday because he "realised he needs help". At the moment it is unknown which facility he is at. Reports of Odom's supposed drug use have escalated over the last few weeks, with one claiming he has spent as much as $ 50,000 on cocaine.
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