Torrington Man Recalls Path to Sobriety, Getting Past Heroin Addiction

Published February 12, 2014

Torrington man recalls path to sobriety, getting past heroin addiction
Filed under: methadone for cocaine addiction
Today, he is four months sober, steadily weaning himself off methadone, but still answering questions about his drug-dealing past. The Register … Nesheim went through a partying phase, experimenting with crystal meth, heroin, cocaine and pills. For … Read more on Torrington Register Citizen

One drugs death every four days in Northern Ireland, research shows
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Anti-psychotics were implicated in 10 deaths, anti-epileptics in four deaths, and the heroin substitute methadone in three. Ecstasy-type drugs were only implicated in two cases, cannabis in one and cocaine in one. Unemployed individuals made up 53.8 … Read more on Belfast Telegraph

For Maine babies exposed to drugs, disadvantages mount after leaving hospital
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The research has upended fears dating to the 1980s that children exposed to cocaine in the womb would face lifelong consequences, Barth said. “Alcohol is the most damaging of all the prenatal substances, with smoking … Nearly half of all babies whose … Read more on Bangor Daily News