Painkiller epidemic especially pronounced near Fort Bragg
Statistics show that more oxycodone — the main ingredient in Percocet and other addictive painkillers — was sold at pharmacies in the Fayetteville area than anywhere else in North Carolina in 2011. The sale of hydrocodone, a slightly less powerful …
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Bitter Pills series: Fort Bragg Spc. Stephen Currier puts face on growing …
A Fayetteville Observer analysis of state and county records found that opiate painkillers contributed to 95 deaths in Cumberland County between 2008 and 2011, more than the previous eight years combined. In the counties surrounding Fort Bragg – Hoke …
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Addiction rehab center to open
The Suboxone works to reduce powerful withdrawal symptoms that an opiate addict might have because it stimulates the brain's receptors in a similar way; however Suboxone is much less powerful than opiates, giving addicts the opportunity to lessen their …
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