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One result of the opioid epidemic is that cases of hepatitis C are way up. The highest rate of new infections is among 20-somethings. In the past, it was…
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As doctors and nurses learn more about what the body goes through during drug use, they are changing the treatment they provide for patients on heroin and other drugs.
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A University of Washington report on drug addiction in King County confirms that heroin use is still on the rise. But for the first time, researchers say…
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Reminders of the growing heroin epidemic in the Northwest can be found in parks, alleyways, front yards and school playgrounds. We’re talking about the…
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At the height of her addiction to heroin, Tracey Helton Mitchell lived in an alley and sold her body. Now she works as an addiction specialist helping others. Her new memoir is The Big Fix.
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Heroin use in King County is at epidemic levels. Government and public health officials say something needs to be done. So, they’re forming a task force.…
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Set to open within a few weeks, the room will not be a place to inject drugs or get high, say health providers. Instead, a nurse will monitor heroin users as they come down from the drug's effects.
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Seattle’s heroin epidemic is the focus of tonight's episode [February 23] of the PBS series "Frontline".“Chasing Heroin” airs at 9 p.m. on KCTS-TV. The…