Minn. officials see surge in heroin deaths, overdoses

Minn. officials see surge in heroin deaths, overdoses

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Minnesota Adult and Teen Challenge, which runs treatment centers across the state, set a record for admissions earlier this year. In March, Dakota County had its largest heroin bust in its history, seizing more than 2 pounds from an Apple Valley apartment.
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Minneapolis boater falls into Park Rapids lake, is cut by propeller

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A Minneapolis man fell from a pontoon in a northern Minnesota lake and had his arm “severely lacerated” by the propeller and lost consciousness, authorities said. David Cass, 30, of Minneapolis, is in the intensive care unit of Sanford Medical Center …
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Rosenblum: Skyrocketing opiate abuse among Indians needs attention

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… heroin among American Indians. “These are startling statistics, which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) would well note,” said an understated Richard Wright, chairman of the Minnesota American Indian Advisory Council. The council …
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