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Notes On Heroin

Notes On Heroin

Hit To Medical Examiner As Heroin Deaths Continue

It’s a busy time for Dr. James Gill, the state’s chief medical examiner, and his already small staff of doctors.

May 11, 2016

Hit To Medical Examiner As Heroin Deaths Continue

May 11, 2016

Notes On Heroin

Questioning The Reach Of Prescription Drop Boxes?

The guarded receptacles for unwanted prescriptions have become more and more common in police departments across the state. The aim…

Apr 1, 2016

Apr 1, 2016

Notes On Heroin

Amid An Opioid Crisis, A Push For Prescription Cap Is Born

It seems that everyone has a story about getting too many prescription opioids, such as Oxycodone or Vicodin, for some procedure they…

Mar 23, 2016

Amid An Opioid Crisis, A Push For Prescription Cap Is Born

Mar 23, 2016

Notes On Heroin

Feds Bust Man With Heroin

Much of southeastern Connecticut, along with Norwich, came under the focus of various levels of law enforcement after a rash of overdoses…

Mar 17, 2016

Mar 17, 2016

Notes On Heroin

New CDC Guidelines On Painkiller Prescribing

In many conversations about the heroin crisis, officials say that opiate painkillers have played a lasting, dangerous role.

Mar 15, 2016

Mar 15, 2016

Notes On Heroin

Senate Moves On Sweeping Opiate Bill

The U.S. Senate passed a comprehensive piece of legislation aimed at addressing the nation’s opiate crisis, which some say led to the…

Mar 11, 2016

Mar 11, 2016

Notes On Heroin

A Recovering Addicts Story

Cara Hagen nearly lost her life.

Mar 9, 2016

A Recovering Addicts Story

Mar 9, 2016

Notes On Heroin

Legislator’s Look At Heroin Epidemic

State Rep. Sean Scanlon took to the streets of Hartford last week to get a closer look at the heroin epidemic.

Mar 7, 2016

Mar 7, 2016

Notes On Heroin

The Safety Of Naloxone

I don’t really share too much first person stuff on here. After all, I only started the blog a couple weeks ago. But on Tuesday, I met with…

Mar 3, 2016

Mar 3, 2016

Notes On Heroin

Heroin Thrives Even After Big Hartford Bust

In early November, Hartford drug detectives working with a DEA task force, through a series of informants, had come across a sizable cache…

Mar 2, 2016

Mar 2, 2016

Notes On Heroin

Notes On Heroin

A look at Connecticut’s heroin problem, one short post at a time, from reporter Nicholas Rondinone. An active peek at information he’s collected.

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