Drugs a concern: Opiates on the rise locally, but so is help
Hubs are larger treatment centers like Windham County's Habitopco and the Brattleboro Retreat, and provide psychiatrists and physicians, as well as prescriptions for methadone and drug withdrawal blocking drugs such as Suboxone and Bupidorfine, … Read more on Deerfield Valley News

“The Hungry Heart” A Q&A with Director Bess O'Brien
For the past 20 years, director/producer Bess O'Brien has been making films that deal with issues such as heroin addiction, domestic violence, and the foster care system. Her latest film, The Hungry Heart, focuses on the very real problem of … Read more on Martha’s Vineyard Times

LAURA MARTIN: For addicts and their families, there's always hope
He maintained his addiction to painkillers until it became too expensive at which time he started using heroin. Even as his life … In the final year of his life, he placed himself in a few detox facilities, but, despite all his willpower, he simply … Read more on Enterprise News

Heroin Kills Symposium: A Year Later, Abuse Still On The Rise
Then we have another gentleman who's coming off of heroin who's extremely sick that we needed to get to a doctor right now, and then have him put on some detox medications and put him also in the residential in Bakersfield. That's happened in the last … Read more on KHTS Radio