Northland Faces an Epidemic in Opiate Drug Addiction

Northland faces an epidemic in opiate drug addiction

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Northland faces an epidemic in opiate drug addiction. More opioid painkillers are being distributed in the Northland and in Minnesota than ever before, a joint News Tribune and St. Paul Pioneer Press investigation has found. By: Brandon Stahl and …
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Prescription drug abuse causes changes at Hazelden

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GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. – Eli Knowles was 16 years old when he got hooked on prescription drugs. "In my high school all my friends were using them, all my friends, the basketball team, the football team," said Knowles who went to school in Vermont.
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Bright Spot for Drug Addiction

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The most notable positive outcome is the falling number of drug addicts in the last decade. Then number of young people seeking treatment for heroin and crack cocaine are also down. This, combined with a falling number of injection drug users means the …
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