Prescription Painkillers Seen as a Gateway to Heroin – New York Times
Prescription Painkillers Seen as a Gateway to Heroin – New York Times
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Prescription Painkillers Seen as a Gateway to Heroin
New York Times “The old-school user, pre-1990s, mostly used just heroin, and if there was none around, went through withdrawal,” said Stephen E. Lankenau, a sociologist at Drexel University who has surveyed young addicts. Today, he said, “users switch back and forth, … Today's Heroin Problem Linked to Prescription Painkillers Philip Seymour Hoffman's death points to broader opioid drug epidemic When calling 911 can land you in jail |
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Former heroin addict to relatives of addicts: Cut them off – The Times-Picayune
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Former heroin addict to relatives of addicts: Cut them off
The Times-Picayune If a user goes through withdrawal, which is uncomfortable but not deadly, the body will reset overtime, setting the tolerance back to zero, he said. If someone shoots up again, they might take the dose they remember using last, resulting in a “high … |
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Vt., NH, Maine tackle growing drug problem – Barre Montpelier Times Argus
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Vt., NH, Maine tackle growing drug problem
Barre Montpelier Times Argus In neighboring Vermont, the number of heroin overdose deaths last year doubled from nine to 17. The number of babies treated for opiate withdrawal syndrome at Vermont hospitals has increased tenfold since 2002, according to the state health department. |
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Philip Seymour Hoffman, heroin and the war in Afghanistan – MiamiHerald.com
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Philip Seymour Hoffman, heroin and the war in Afghanistan
MiamiHerald.com As the American-led International Security and Assistance Force enter the endgame phase of the Afghan war, Karzai has seemingly turned on America — hyping accusations of civilian attacks by the Obama administration and holding hostage a negotiated … |
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Heroin Is A Public Health Crisis – WCCO-TV (CBS/Minneapolis), February 2, 2014 Dr. Joseph Lee and Scott Hesseltine interviewed In the aftermath of the death of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ha…