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After hitting rock bottom, NJ drug users must wait for treatment

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Sheryl Santiago's son, Erik, was addicted to pills he'd been prescribed for anxiety and depression. Just over a year ago, he tried to quit. "He kept saying I'm going to … A few weeks later, Eric was moved off the waitlist at a local treatment …
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Drug-overdose deaths surging in R.I.

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In 2013, some 360,000 Rhode Islanders — more than one-third of the entire population — filled prescriptions for controlled substances (drugs that are tightly regulated because of their potential for addiction and abuse), according to an analysis by …
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Bill would increase number of drug-treatment programs

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Citing the increased use of heroin and prescription pain killers, Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz has introduced legislation (A.8591) to increase the availability of chemical dependency services available at local, community–based agencies. … In order …
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New York applauds early success of state's prescription drug–abuse monitoring …

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New York state's expanded prescription drug-abuse monitoring program has seen “dramatic” results in less than six months, officials said in touting the early success of the initiative. The state's Internet System for Tracking Over-Prescribing Act, or I …
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