The Forgotten Victims of Human Trafficking
The forgotten victims of human trafficking
"They start offering drugs to us until you get addicted – mostly cocaine or heroin – so most of the girls can't leave because they've turned into addicts." One of the girls she worked with died of a heroin overdose. She was only 19. Maria was able to …
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Doctors: Pill abuse a `crisis' in Pennsylvania
The death toll from prescription drug overdoses now exceeds those of heroin and cocaine combined,” said Dr. Carrie DeLone, physician general of Pennsylvania, who participated in Monday's teleconference. … a professor within the Department of …
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Attorney general Eric Holder calls for wider use of heroin anti-overdose drug …
The federal government also is enlisting the help of physicians, teachers, police and community leaders to boost support for substance abuse education, prevention and treatment, Holder said. He said the DEA was focusing such efforts in regions …
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