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Heroin and Painkiller Deaths Require Public Health Policies – Huffington Post

Heroin and Painkiller Deaths Require Public Health Policies Huffington Post In the U.S., Suboxone was FDA approved for office-based treatment of opiate dependence by general physicians in 2002, based on its safety profile and its combination of buprenorphine with naloxone, which causes withdrawal symptoms when injected …

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Why is Heroin Claiming More American Lives? | #TheShortAnswer w/Jason Bellini – The recent deaths of actors Cory Monteith and Philip Seymour Hoffman has shined a spotlight on the rise in heroin use in the U.S. What’s the connection to op…

Babies born addicted growing problem across Western Pennsylvania
Many pregnant women enroll in drug rehab programs, typically taking methadone or subutex. But those drugs … Some of the mothers are Westmoreland County jail inmates. In 2013, 32 inmates tested positive for pregnancy; 13 were sent to Magee to start …
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What's it really like to withdraw from heroin and painkillers?
Movie depictions of heroin withdrawal — from frenzied and frothing to debased and pleading — both exaggerated and fell short of conveying the real agonies that opioid addicts face, say those who've been through it. Frank Sinatra didn't get it quite …
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Spreading awareness against drug abuse
According to psychiatrists, narcotic drugs like LSD, cannabis, cocaine, heroin and others elevate levels of a brain chemical, known as Dopamine, which triggers a high and creates a transient feeling of well being. This 'artificial happiness' is …
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Heroin: It felt so good, until an overdose almost killed me
When I did, I began suffering the classic signs of withdrawal: runny nose, sweating, muscle aches, tremors and through-the-roof anxiety. The slightest thing would set me off. I began having emotional meltdowns in front of my mom, who thought I was …
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Large Amounts of Drug Paraphernalia Found at Home of Philip Seymour …
A needle was in the actor's left arm, and eight empty glassine-type bags that usually contain heroin were found in the apartment, law enforcement sources told CNN. The bags were stamped with "Ace of Hearts" and "Ace of Spades" — street names for …
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Heroin addicts who want help likely to be denied by insurers – Elmira Star-Gazette

Heroin addicts who want help likely to be denied by insurers Elmira Star-Gazette While heroin withdrawal is an individual experience, it is almost universally described by addicts as excruciatingly painful. Even as addicts increasingly struggle to achieve a pleasurable feeling from the drug, they are often driven to take it to … and more »

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Indianapolis police to carry drug that reverses heroin overdose
Naloxone can reverse the effects of heroin overdose if administered within one to three hours of taking the opioid drug
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Commentary: What You Need to Know About Heroin Addiction
Philip Seymour Hoffman’s tragic death has focused attention on heroin addiction. Unfortunately, heroin addiction is on the rise from teens to older adults, says Dr. Barbara Krantz of the Hanley Center.
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Heroin: It felt so good, until an overdose almost killed me
Recently I received an e-mail from my mother with a link to the harrowing tale of a 16-year-old Northern Virginia girl who overdosed on heroin and died, and whose companions had dumped her body. My mom wrote that she found the story "terrifying, because…
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