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Twin Cities Meth Treatment Admissions Declined in 2008

Admissions to Twin Cities area treatment programs for addiction to methamphetamine (meth) continued to decline in 2008, according to a report on drug abuse trends released today by the Minnesota Department of Human Services. The report is produced twice annually to monitor emerging patterns and trends in drug abuse and treatment.

Meth-related treatment admissions accounted for [...]

Drug Abuse Trends Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota – January 2010

Note: The following Graphs, Background, Area Description and Data Sources are an excerpt from the “Drug Abuse Trends Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN for January 2010, by Carol Falkowski, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division, Minnesota Department of Human Services.  To download the entire PDF, please go to: http://www.dhs.state.mn.us/main/groups/disabilities/documents/pub/dhs16_147922.pdf

Source: Drug and Alcohol Abuse Normative Evaluation System (DAANES), Minnesota [...]

Heroin use and overdose deaths on the rise in the Minneapolis – St. Paul metro area

Edward Yaekle was addicted to heroin for more than 16 years. At one point, the Anoka resident spent $50 a day for a bag and eventually became a dealer.

Four years ago, he woke up in the Anoka County Jail for conspiracy to distribute heroin. Realizing the drug could kill him, Yaekle, now 44, sought treatment. [...]