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Research eyes pot as pain reliever
The National Institute on Drug Abuse has a few grant-funded studies on active ingredients in marijuana used as withdrawal medicine for opiates and a treatment medicine for methamphetamine and tobacco addiction, according to the institute's website.
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Recovering addicts feel like 2nd-class citizens in some pharmacies
Reza said that in time, fear of experiencing the painful symptoms of opiate withdrawal came to dominate his life. It took him four years … I asked her 'come again', and she said that she didn't want to stock the medication because it's methadone. To …
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Rise in heroin use leads to more patients at treatment centers
Rise in heroin use leads to more patients at treatment centers. Stephanie Visintainer, LPN, conducts medical assement of a patient as Detox Counselor Frank Laster looks on at Wilmington Treatment Center in Wilmington, N.C. Monday, March 3, 2014.
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Seward joins Senate Task Force to fight heroin abuse
ALBANY — State Sen. James Seward announced he was named to the newly created Senate Task Force on Heroin and Opioid Addiction. The task force will examine the rise in use of heroin and other opioids in New York and develop recommendations for treating and preventing addiction.
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Novus Medical Detox Warns of Deadly New Drug: Fentanyl-Laced Heroin … – PharmiWeb.com (press release)

Novus Medical Detox Warns of Deadly New Drug: Fentanyl-Laced Heroin … PharmiWeb.com (press release) Novus Medical Detox warns the public of an emerging crisis—many addicted individuals are now turning to fentanyl-laced heroin a choice that is costing some their lives. Novus pushes for comprehensive drug education and increasing access to detox and …

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Local Mother of Heroin Addict Brings Support Program to Pennsylvania – KYW Newsradio

Local Mother of Heroin Addict Brings Support Program to Pennsylvania KYW Newsradio “People share about trying to get their kids into detox, how to get their kid to want to go to detox,” she says. “They share what's going on in their life while (their kids) are going through detox. Sometimes they don't bounce right back to being your …

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New Treatment For Opiate Addiction Entitled “Effortless Opiate Withdrawal: A … – PR Urgent (press release)

New Treatment For Opiate Addiction Entitled “Effortless Opiate Withdrawal: A … PR Urgent (press release) Ryan Taylor, an Ivy League college graduate, world traveler and rogue inventor, is the author of a new and innovative opiate detox method entitled “Effortless Opiate Withdrawal: A Personal Journey”. After suffering from a 10 year addiction to …

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Home Detox: What’s The Worst That Could Happen? – PsychCentral.com (blog)

Home Detox: What's The Worst That Could Happen? PsychCentral.com (blog) A supervised medical detox is critical for individuals addicted to alcohol or benzodiazepines, and is well-advised for many undergoing opiate detox. The Right Start. So what does professional detox provide that home detox doesn't? In professional drug …

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St. Louis settles lawsuit over inmate’s heroin withdrawal death – STLtoday.com

St. Louis settles lawsuit over inmate's heroin withdrawal death STLtoday.com ST. LOUIS • The City of St. Louis this week settled a lawsuit that alleged that medical negligence and heroin withdrawal caused the death of a jail inmate. Isaac Bennett Jr. was jailed on July 23, 2007, and told a nurse that he was a heroin addict who … and more »

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Doctors have reached limit on prescribing medication for heroin withdrawals – Utica Observer Dispatch

Doctors have reached limit on prescribing medication for heroin withdrawals Utica Observer Dispatch Abuse of opioids has been on the rise nationally and locally for years, but prescription painkiller abuse has been more common than heroin abuse. That changed locally last year when heroin addicts seeking rehab started to outnumber painkiller addicts, … and more »

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Methadone: 'Liquid handcuffs'
Consumers told the review team they felt "utterly controlled" by CMP and some couldn't sleep the night before an appointment through fear they would be kicked off to face a withdrawal accepted to be worse then heroin. The "restrictive" culture was not …
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A life packed with tragedy and drugs
IF THE story of Hans Kristian Rausing, one of the heirs to the vast Tetra Pak fortune, had appeared in a Stieg Larsson thriller, it would have sat easily alongside Larsson's usual over-blown, sleazy and slightly Gothic tales. It isn't just the Swedish …
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