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North Country residents struggling with heroin and opioid addiction have a new treatment option. A medication-assisted heroin treatment center in…
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The heroin epidemic has rocked New York state. A lot of attention has gone to how to stop drug trafficking and help addicts. But the increased use of…
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Onondaga County started a program this week at the Onondaga County Justice Center and the Jamesville Corrections Facility aimed at helping opioid addicts…
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As Jody Adams scrolled through Facebook in January, one post stuck with her. It was written from the point of view of an infant seeking someone to donate…
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Central New York is home to some new strategies meant to help victims of the heroin and opioid epidemic. The strategies include new kinds of support for…
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Among the recommendations of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s heroin task force are a few ideas to improve access to treatment.One idea would end prior authorization.…
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Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to know what New Yorkers think the state can do to address the heroin and opioid epidemic. Hochul is traveling with a drug…
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Abuse of a common over-the-counter drug is the latest side effect of the heroin epidemic.Loperamide, more commonly known by the brand name Imodium, is…
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Eating disorders often develop during the transition from childhood into adolescence and from adolescence into early adulthood, says psychologist Jack…
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It was a cold night in Watertown’s Thompson Park. The sun had already set and the park closed by the time Betsy Rogers and her mom arrived. They were…