Playing Hot Potato With Pregnant Drug Addicts In Florida
Medlin, 25 years old, was an opiate addict when she got pregnant. Withdrawal during pregnancy is dangerous, in part because the baby goes through withdrawal, and in part because detoxing mothers will sometimes turn to dangerous street drugs. Read more on WMFE

Jail death's questions need answers
When the Adams County Jail staff put Tyler Tabor in a medical unit to detox from heroin, his Johnstown family assumed it would be a place he could be safe while the drug left his system. Instead, he died there from dehydration on May 17, three days … Read more on Loveland Reporter-Herald

Boston: Local Group Says Gov. Baker's Opiate Legislation Fails to Address …
Instead of reversing overdoses and finding more beds for detox, we should be helping people sooner,” said Galvin. “Scituate FACTS was founded about four years ago as a grassroot community-led coalition, working on the opiate crisis and really on … Read more on 95.9 WATD-FM (blog)

With spread of heroin antidote, attention turns to treatment
ATLANTIC CITY – Narcan seems to be everywhere. First responders , police and even private individuals without a prescription can now get — and administer — the drug that reverses an opiate overdose. The growing abuse of heroin and prescription drugs … Read more on Vineland Daily Journal