Officials 'Need To Be Informed' About Tainted Heroin Spike

Officials 'Need To Be Informed' About Tainted Heroin Spike

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BERLIN — An outbreak of overdoses linked to heroin laced with the deadly opioid fentanyl has hit close to home with dozen of deaths reported in Maryland, including three on the Eastern Shore, prompting officials to ramp up their enforcement and …
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Hoffman among thousands of addiction victims

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Philip Seymour Hoffman suffered from a chronic medical condition that required ongoing treatment. An admitted drug addict who first sought professional help more than two decades ago, Hoffman apparently succumbed to his illness …
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Stepping Up to Stop Sexual Assault

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BYSTANDER INTERVENTION is so easy to grasp, even by the most inexperienced college freshman, that the program may well be the best hope for reducing sexual assaults on campuses. Mostly it is common sense: If a drunk young man at a party is pawing …
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Greg Abbott's 'Third World' Comparison Stirs Controversy In Texas

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FILE – In this July 15, 2011 file photo, demonstrators hold signs in New York during a rally to condemn an immigration and customs enforcement program known as Secure Communities, and ICE's alleged refusal to meet with directly impacted immigrants. The …
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