Treatment vital for regional heroin deaths
A lack of drug-treatment centres in regional towns and rural communities is leading to an increasing number of deaths from heroin overdoses, according to a leading drugs consultant.
A lack of drug-treatment centres in regional towns and rural communities is leading to an increasing number of deaths from heroin overdoses, according to a leading drugs consultant.
‘‘The time to act is now, or the problem will spiral,” said Dr Br ion Sweeney. ‘‘The Health Research Board found there are more drug and heroin-related deaths in rural areas than in urban areas per head of population.
‘‘What one could...
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