Another Suspected Heroin Overdose in Torrington, Nine Related Deaths in 2013

Another suspected heroin overdose in Torrington, nine related deaths in 2013
TORRINGTON >> A 20-year-old man was treated and released from Charlotte Hungerford Hospital Wednesday after he was found unconscious and transported via an ambulance for what police suspect was a heroin overdose. Torrington Police Lt. Bruce Whiteley … Read more on Torrington Register Citizen

Summit to tackle 'crisis' of heroin
CLEVELAND — More than 600 people have signed up for a daylong conference on what law enforcement and health care officials are calling a heroin epidemic in Northeast Ohio. The Cleveland Clinic and federal prosecutors are hosting the event … There … Read more on Medina County Gazette

Misusing Prescription Drugs
During the last decade, the number of Iowans age 12 or older treated for prescription painkiller abuse has increased 250 percent, and overdoses due to pain medicines such as Oxycontin have increased 1,200 percent. Why are Iowa teens misusing and … Read more on Fort Madison Daily Democrat