Heroin Problem Getting Younger; Average Age of People Seeking Treatment at 26
Heroin problem getting younger; average age of people seeking treatment at 26
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That's new," says Caleb Banta-Green, a research scientist at the University of Washington's Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute. What's also new, he says, is how young the addicts are when they go into heroin treatment for the first time. "The biggest …
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Federal grant increases substance abuse treatment access
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A federal grant awarded to the State of Iowa may help improve access to treatment for rural Iowa substance abusers. The $ 800,000 grant, which was awarded to the state last fall, is currently being distributed to about 10 agencies statewide, which …
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In Twin Cities, heroin treatment on the rise
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Falkowski, who now conducts training workshops on combating drug abuse, said there was an interesting change last year: The percentage of people in treatment for prescription painkillers declined slightly for the first time, even as treatment for …
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