Small town heroin addicts - When drug use and overdose hit smalltown USA
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Adi JaffePosted
Mon 09 Nov 2009 9:00am
We've already talked (see here ) about the fact that well-off teens are in no way protected from the damages of drug abuse. We've even published a story by a reader who became addicted to heroin after another friend introduced her to snorting oxycontin pills. This recent article, published in the Washington Post, tells the story of a small
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Does “How-To” Pamphlet for Heroin Addicts Encourage Drug Abuse?
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HazelMikePosted
Wed 06 Jan 2010 12:00am
ABC News reported yesterday that the New York City Department of Health is receiving criticism for a pamphlet it created three years ago to help intravenous drug users lower their risk of spreading disease or overdosing. Called “Take Charge, Take Care,” the brochure includes tips for safer use of intravenous drugs, such as heroin, advice on how
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>>RECOVERY NEWS<< Clinical Trials of Alcoholism Drug May Help Heroin Addicts Too
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HazelMikePosted
Tue 17 Nov 2009 12:00am
. The study also showed that patients who took the drug had reduced cravings.
Earlier this month, state Sen. Steven Tolman (D-Boston) said Massachusetts is in the throes of a heroin...
The Boston Herald today is reporting that clinical trials of a drug commonly used to help alcoholics may be effective in opioid addiction:
Cambridge biotech company
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About Addiction: Drug Withdrawal in Newborns, Heroin, and Harm Reduction
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Adi JaffePosted
Mon 28 Feb 2011 11:00am
the information easy to digest, so when you need to sort of the latest information about addiction, come see us, we’ll help.
Harm reduction – Heroin and Injecting Drugs
Irish Examiner -After four individuals died from heroin overdoses in Ireland drug workers are issuing warnings to heroin users. The heroin that is being used is of better quality so it elevates
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Prescription Drugs More Deadly Than Cocaine, Heroin, Amphetamines
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Dr. GrayPosted
Wed 06 May 2009 1:33pm2 Comments
, excluding heroin) continue to be found in both lethal and non-lethal amounts in the dead far more often than illicit drugs.
The bottom line: the rate of deaths in Florida caused... of overdoses from illegal drugs like cocaine, heroin, or methamphetamine (“speed”).
In a statement for the press, Bill James, Director of Florida’s Office of Drug Control, said
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More on heroin as treatment for heroin addiction
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Jason Schwartz, LMSWPosted
Sun 23 Aug 2009 10:23pm
Mark Kleiman makes an important point about the heroin maintenance study released last week and the flaws in the coverage of the study. (Previous post here.)
John Tierney cites NYT reporter Benedict Carey for the claim that " treating hard-core heroin addicts with their drug of choice seems to work better than treating them with methadone
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Heroin for Heroin Addiction
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Dirk H.Posted
Tue 25 Aug 2009 5:26pm3 Comments
or injectable diacetylmorphine, the primary active ingredient in heroin, over a 12-month period. The “rate of retention in addiction treatment” was 88 percent for the diacetylmorphine group, compared to 54 percent for the methadone group. The “reduction in rates of illicit-drug use” was 67 percent for the heroin group and 48 percent for the methadone group
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“Good” Heroin v. Tainted Heroin Causing Deaths
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Dr. Richard KellerPosted
Thu 23 Oct 2008 1:35pm
have in the past seen fentanyl, a much more lethal drug, mixed in or replacing the heroin, causing similar deaths.
It was the opinion of my office that the deaths were more... of heroin improves. It is somewhat easy to miss, but before the consumer base stabilizes there are a number of addicts that die because they aren’t used to the less cut heroinRead on »
The New Face of Heroin Addiction
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My Daughter's Addiction ..Posted
Mon 02 Feb 2009 10:45pm3 Comments
about drugs. The Truth About Heroin brochure is very informative. The brochure describes heroin, origins of heroin, what it looks like, what it's called on the street, statistics... The New Face of Heroin has none of the normal signs of heroin addiction.
The New Face of Heroin can be 12 years old, stylish and smart. The New Face of Heroin addiction
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Detox Guide from Heroin
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Methods of HealingPosted
Sat 20 Feb 2010 8:39pmheroin addiction is not an easy one to stay on.
Understand What You Are Up Against to Detox from Heroin
Because this drug quite literally changes the brain of the addict...
Heroin addiction is an illness. It is not sexist, racist, or concerned with the amount of money you make; it can affect people from all walks of life. We imagine
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