Heroin on the North Shore: It's Here, Now
Heroin On The North Shore: It's Here, Now
What are long-term effects? The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention cites collapsed veins, infection of the heart lining and valves, abscesses, liver disease, and pulmonary complications — or death. Withdrawal is horrendous–constant vomiting, …
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The Addiction Puzzle, Part 1: An Overdose Lifeline
Usually, naloxone reverses the effects of an overdose almost immediately, but because the heroin had been laced with fentanyl, an opioid that can be hundreds of times more potent than heroin, nothing happened. She gave him another dose, and when the …
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Great American Smokeout urges smokers to quit
The brain receives the highest level of nicotine within 10 seconds of the first inhalation but the effect only lasts a few minutes, which causes the smoker to continue inhaling in order to maintain the drug's pleasurable effects and prevent withdrawal …
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Flesh Eating Opiate, Krokodil, Reportedly Spreading Across US
Not having the drug could lead to significant withdrawal symptoms that feel like an illness. "When people are using this it's not so much about getting a high anymore, it's more about not going through withdrawals," Dr. Gerald Grosso, clinical director …
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