Coroner: Bucks Inmate Died of Heart Failure During Heroin Withdraw
Coroner: Bucks inmate died of heart failure during heroin withdraw
Opiate drug withdrawal can be “very violent,” Campbell said, with individuals suffering tremors, hallucinations, stomach pain, diarrhea and vomiting, but it is rarely fatal. Symptoms usually start within 12 hours of the last heroin use. But if an …
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Giving alcohol to alcoholics: not as controversial as it seems
Although there are many formal harm reduction programs for heroin users, it is less common for people who are alcohol dependent, despite the fact that withdrawing from alcohol can be lethal. Like Canadian Managed Alcohol … The Involuntary Drug and …
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