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From Russia, Without Love: Expert Addiction Doctor Sounds Alarm on Krokodil

From Russia, without Love: Expert addiction doctor sounds alarm on Krokodil
This drug will kill you within a year, it's a suicide drug, no other drug will kill you faster, except an overdose of opiates." "Addicted people," says Dr. Mohammad, "need continuous treatment. They will find their 'high' at a cost to … Withdrawal …
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How Drug Abuse Affects ERs, and What Emergency Physicians Are Doing About It

How Drug Abuse Affects ERs, and What Emergency Physicians Are Doing About It
Opiate overdose resulted in 106,813 ER visits in 2009, with the majority of them (67 percent) caused by prescription opiates ("Clinical and Demographic Characteristics Associated with Opioid Overdose Visits to United States Emergency Departments," M.A …
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How Drug Abuse Affects ERs, and What Emergency Physicians Are Doing About It

How Drug Abuse Affects ERs, and What Emergency Physicians Are Doing About It
SEATTLE, Oct. 10, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Opiate overdoses, doctor-shopping by patients seeking controlled substances and opiate misuse are routine enough features of emergency department patient populations that emergency physicians have …
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Study Examines Surgery Risks in Stented Patients
"The study by Hawn et al. provides good scientific evidence to a field and a common clinical question that have been, and continue to be dominated by expert opinion," according to Emmanouil Brilakis, MD, PhD, and Subhash Banerjee, MD, of the University …
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FIST Combats Drug Addiction With Information and Action

FIST combats drug addiction with information and action
"As Long Island wrestles with an historic opiate crisis, too many families are finding out that detox, rehab and sober housing are expensive, inaccessible and placed out of reach by insurance companies, forcing their loved ones to go without adequate …
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Prince Edward Island has addiction problem, committee told
Addiction to prescription drugs is an epidemic in Prince Edward Island and action must be taken now to improve access to treatment and educate young Islanders about the dangers of taking pills. This was the … He was especially critical of a recent …
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im 27,i had a problem with drugs,from age 12-25.ive taken just about everything apart from heroin and crack.my cousin died of an overdose.she was 25.one of my best friends brothers died from septicemia caused by injecting..he was 23.they were not from …
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Scientists Discover How Opiate Addiction Develops in Brain

Scientists Discover How Opiate Addiction Develops In Brain
Fortunately, there are a few certified drug treatment centers such as South Florida's Harbor Village where abusers can seek the professional assistance they need for recovery. Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Google+ Share on LinkedIn Email …
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Innovative Treatment Techniques Are Showing Results at Drug Rehab Center
Since some opiate dependents need a close watch while detoxing, the pain management approach at Drug Treatment Center Hialeah features a dedicated medical staff alongside the professional addiction therapists. “Drug Treatment Center Hialeah has …
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