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Drug Overdose Deaths on the Rise
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Rudy S.
Posted
Mon 22 Sep 2008 11:07pm
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This is disturbing news Link: Drug Overdose Deaths on the Rise.
Sept. 22, 2008 (Anaheim, Calif.) -- Deaths from accidental drug overdoses have increased dramatically in recent years, and prescription painkillers account for much of the problem, according to research presented today at the National Safety Council meeting.
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David Kelly did not overdose; consider murder instead/ Daily Mail
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Meryl Nass
Posted
Sun 14 Nov 2010 4:31am
Although a drug overdose was claimed to be a contributor to the death of Dr. David Kelly, a pharmacologist claims that Kelly did not have an elevated blood level of co-proxamol at the time of death. This drug contained darvon and a "regular strength" tylenol, from which it would be very hard to overdose without many dozens of tablets.
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Abstinence and risk of overdose
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Jason Schwartz, LMSW
Posted
Thu 30 Oct 2008 3:30pm
We've known for some time that heroin addicts are at greatest risk for overdose when they reinitiate heroin use, including after detox or release from prison or jail. Some have argued that opiate maintenance is the answer to the problem. I would argue that it's a failure of acute care and that long term recovery management is the solution.
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Public Health Alert: Rash of opiate-related overdoses in Greater Boston
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Paul T.
Posted
Fri 11 Feb 2011 5:14pm
There are have been a rash of fatal and non-fatal opiate-related overdoses in greater Boston over the past two weeks. We’re not sure what the cause of the overdoses..., friends, and bystanders:
Know your risk for overdose, including low tolerance, mixing drugs, using alone, and having no plan. Then create a plan of action for whan you’re using
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Today is Overdose Awareness Day
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Dirk H.
Posted
Tue 31 Aug 2010 9:47am
26,000 Americans die needlessly, pointlessly, from accidental drug overdoses. For example, in San Francisco, there were more drug-related accidental deaths in 2007 than there were... (Drug Overdose Prevention and Education) in San Francisco. DOPE is a community group composed of members trained to recognize and respond to drug overdoses. In San Francisco, one
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Shawn King: A Deliberate Overdose?
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Liz S.
Posted
Thu 10 Jun 2010 4:49pm
There are few things more mind-boggling than Larry King and his ability to find gorgeous women to sleep with and marry. They all seem far too attractive for a batlike homonculous like King. Check out...
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Massachusetts Anti-Overdose Drug Program Sees Results
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Portland Prevention
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Tue 28 Apr 2009 12:00am
"Officials in Massachusetts say a program that allows nonprofessionals to administer the anti-overdose drug Narcan has helped arrest the growing number of drug overdose... say. But the number of drug overdose deaths remained flat between 2006 and 2007 -- defying a trend which has seen yearly double-digit increases in heroin deaths over the past
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