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Former Heroin User Says Her Drug Abuse, Like Many Others, Began With Pills
Former heroin user says her drug abuse, like many others, began with pills
Drug treatment counselors at Crossroads say there's been a 20 percent increase in the number of people getting help for heroin addiction. KRDO-TV spoke to a former heroin addict, identified only as "Lisa," who has been clean for eight months. She said the road to heroin addiction began with prescription pills. "I started injecting pills and then I was doing that 6, 7, 8 times a day cause the …
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Mom shares her story of recovery after heroin addiction
A 31-year-old mother of three, who is a recovering heroin addict doesn't want us to use her name, but she's more than willing to tell her story.
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Is There Such a Thing as Doing Hard Drugs “in Moderation”?
Question by Got rings this millennium?: Is there such a thing as doing hard drugs “in moderation”?
Proponents for drug legalization say everyone should be allowed to make their own choices as long as others are not harmed. The problem with this is that no one knows what sort of problems this could lead to and simply disregards the sentiments of a majority of the people. One of their main sticking points they mention is the supposed double standard with the legality of alcohol. But the fact of the matter is, alcohol is for the most part consumed leisurely and in moderation by most people. Is there such a thing as a person who does crack or heroin in moderation without developing an addiction?
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Heroin Addiction: Potential Solutions to Be Explored at Vermont Law Symposium – vtdigger.org
Heroin addiction: Potential solutions to be explored at Vermont Law symposium – vtdigger.org
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Heroin addiction: Potential solutions to be explored at Vermont Law symposium
vtdigger.org SOUTH ROYALTON, Vt., Feb. 19, 2014––Heroin addiction is making headlines in Vermont and across the nation, from an Oscar-winning actor's recent death after an apparent overdose to the Boston Globe's reports of the drug's “deadly foothold in Vermont” … Heroin Threatens Vermont's Rural Paradise |
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Vt.’s heroin addiction aftermath: Babies on opiates, Part 1 – WCAX
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Vt.'s heroin addiction aftermath: Babies on opiates, Part 1
WCAX Moms like "Jill," who asked we not use her real name. "I got pregnant for all the wrong reasons," she said. "I was very strung out on heroin and I had no intention of stopping or even slowing down." Jill was 19, pregnant and using 30 bags of heroin a day. |
Heroin Use, Recovery on Rise
Heroin use, recovery on rise
Addiction recovery center, Cumberland Heights is seeing more heroin addicts than ever before.
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Supect Arrested in Philip Seymour Hoffman Probe Seeks Treatment
Supect arrested in Philip Seymour Hoffman probe seeks treatment
Saying that his heroin addiction was a major factor in his alleged crimes, Robert Vineberg asked for the case to go to a drug court designed to channel users to rehab instead of prison. "Mr. Vineberg is desirous of confronting … Vineberg, 57, is a …
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Hoffman's alleged heroin dealer 'partied with other stars'
February 17, 2014 | 9:17am. Modal Trigger. Philip Seymour Hoffman's alleged drug dealer Robert Vineburg was friends with other drug addicted stars like Amy Winehouse. Photo: Steven Hirsch and Getty … Basquiat, who died in 1988 of a heroin overdose …
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John Murry: Mississippi meltdown
The 33 year-old, who like Elvis Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, is a former heroin addict. His habit drove away his wife … "The blues, jazz, country music, rock and roll; it all came from the oppression of black people in the South. They …
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Acupuncture May Help With Insomnia, Childhood Bedwetting
Acupuncture may help with insomnia, childhood bedwetting
Other studies have found acupuncture as effective as the drug Zolpidem (Ambien) for treatment insomnia, and it worked better than Trazodone (Desyrel), with fewer side effects. A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study last year found …
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Time for change? Fighters are needlessly failing drug tests for marijuana …
Mixed martial artists (MMA) are allowed to utilize testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) with proper approval from a state athletic commission, but cannot smoke marijuana prior to a bout. See anything wrong with … And places like California have a …
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