Overdose deaths are a sad indicator of opiate addiction statistics in Baltimore, MD. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, Baltimore had 481 overdose deaths in the first three-quarters of 2016.1 The opiate addiction statistics on overdose deaths are dire for the entire state of Maryland. Heroin-related overdose deaths were 918, and Fentanyl-related were 738 for the first ...
Infectious Diseases, Needles and Heroin Abuse in Fresno
The Business Journal, an online news magazine, has published a story by Hannah Esqueda that the Fresno County District Attorney and the Fresno Chamber of Commerce share a concern about heroin abuse in Fresno and throughout the Central Valley. Despite the existence of multiple methadone and Suboxone treatment programs and also the Fresno Needle Exchange, people are continuing with heroin abuse in ...
