NATO Considers Afghanistan ‘drawdown’ – Channel 4 News
Heroin Withdrawal: NATO considers Afghanistan ‘drawdown’ – Channel 4 News
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NATO considers Afghanistan 'drawdown'
Channel 4 News Former Prime Minister Tony Blair, speaking in 2001 In 2001 Tony Blair explained that the invasion was necessary to eliminate the "terrorist threat" and the heroin supply (Afghanistan supplies 90 per cent of the world's heroin). … Real progress in Afghanistan … but to what end? Ending Sanctions on the Taliban: A Good Idea |
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Heroin Withdrawal: A better approach on opioid addiction treatment – Boston Globe (blog)
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A better approach on opioid addiction treatment
Boston Globe (blog) Treating heroin addicts poses a serious challenge for state health authorities. For four decades, the Commonwealth's main strategy has been methadone, a drug that blocks withdrawal symptoms and prevents cravings for heroin and other opioids like … Naloxone does not prevent buprenorphine injection |
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Heroin Withdrawal: Methadone becoming a big killer – McMinnville News-Register
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Methadone becoming a big killer
McMinnville News-Register A pure synthetic, methadone is best known for its use in getting addicts off heroin. While equally addictive, it doesn't provide the euphoric high, so helps facilitate a more manageable two-stage withdrawal. However, methadone has come into painkilling … |
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Heroin Withdrawal: Local inmate takes second place in PEN American Center’s Prison Writing Contest – Pittsburgh Post Gazette
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Local inmate takes second place in PEN American Center's Prison Writing Contest
Pittsburgh Post Gazette In March, inmate Lynne Schaffer-Agnew of Shadyside received second place in the fiction category of the PEN American Center's Prison Writing Contest for her short story "Sabrina," about an inmate who dies of heroin withdrawal. … |
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Heroin Withdrawal: Local inmate takes second place in PEN American Center’s Prison Writing Contest
A Chatham University program to foster creative expression at the Allegheny County Jail has discovered a talented writer. In March, inmate Lynne Schaffer-Agnew of Shadyside received second place in the fiction category of the PEN American Center’s Prison Writing Contest for her short story, “Sabrina,” about an inmate who dies of heroin withdrawal.
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