Five men and one woman in Anoka County recently overdosed in unrelated incidents within a 12-hour window. All victims were in their mid-20s to mid-30s, and used heroin from the same source. Though opioid addiction and overdose rates are growing nationwide, drug rehab centers in Minnesota can help addicts achieve sobriety — lending to improved …
Minnesota CBS station WCCO recently hosted a phone bank to raise funds for Minnesota rehab centers that specialize in treating substance abuse and addiction. Funds raised from this latest charity event are going to a treatment program called Minnesota Adult and Teen Challenge (MnTC), which helps youth and adults overcome drug dependence and addiction. Usually, …
During the first six months of 2016, over 80 people in Hennepin County died from heroin and opioid overdoses. Representatives from law enforcement, healthcare agencies, and Minnesota drug rehab centers recently met in St. Louis to discuss the community’s worsening opioid epidemic. At the meeting, a locally based pharmaceutical company announced it would donate 30,000 …