Duluth Panel: Substance Abuse Eats 15 Percent of State Budget

Duluth panel: Substance abuse eats 15 percent of state budget

Filed under: prescription drug addiction treatment

Law officers, treatment providers and court officials told a panel gathered Friday at the Public Service Building in Duluth about problems with prescription drug abuse, heroin, methadone and alcohol. By: John Lundy, Duluth News Tribune. Talk about it …
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A former drug addict shares his story for Addictions Awareness Week

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“It started out with just pot and alcohol like most kids, but for me it was different it was like an instant love affair,” explains Nik Hrominchuk in a phone interview from the Leipzig Serenity Retreat drug treatment centre. Hrominchuk says his …
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Does Carroll County have a drug problem?

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… Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board of Tuscarawas and Carroll counties, said it's no coincidence recent drug arrests have coincided with another growing trend: more adults seeking treatment for heroin and prescription-drug abuse.
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Health providers discuss drug harm, treatment

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A panel of Marshfield Clinic and Ministry Saint Joseph's Hospital health care providers described the path from prescription drug use to heroin abuse, the physical harm that drug use can cause and how providers intervene and treat patients who abuse drugs.
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