Heroin Is Making a Deadly Comeback
Heroin is making a deadly comeback
“The customer base for heroin now is very young adults,” said Drug Enforcement Administration agent Clay Morris, assistant special agent in charge of the Birmingham district office. “Very young … If you're used to taking something that's eight …
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La Crosse Woman's Heroin Addiction Cost Her Family Dearly
It's only been a few weeks since Gina last used heroin, so her mind and body ache from the drug's absence. More than anything, her back is killing her. She can't take anything to numb the pain like she used to. “I first started using back in 2003 …
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Painkiller addicts hit Medicaid limits
Yet even though the ACA holds out the possibility of new treatment options for many, restrictions on the medicines used in treating opioid addicts clouds the chances of successful recovery, treatment experts say. The CDC says that the number of …
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