Indiana Child Deaths Surge in 1st Year of Hotline – WANE.com

Indiana child deaths surge in 1st year of hotline – WANE.com

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There is no one reason for the increase, but DCS officials note that many of the cases involve common factors: a child left in the care of a parent's boyfriend, drug abuse or domestic violence. DCS officials told The Associated Press prior to releasing …
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Greenville Police, Doctors, Counselors: Prescription Pill Abuse Skyrocketing

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PORT Human Services serves people across eastern North Carolina for drug addiction, and says in the past year (April 2012-April 2013) it's had 860 new cases of opioid addiction which includes pain killers and heroin. A 50-year-old Greenville man who …
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