Scientists Identify Critical New Protein Complex Involved in Learning and Memory
Scientists identify critical new protein complex involved in learning and memory
The study, which showed a novel role for a protein known as RGS7, was published April 22, 2014 in the journal eLife, a publisher supported by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Max Planck Society and the Wellcome Trust. "This is a critical …
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At 21, recovering heroin addict starts over
At 21, recovering heroin addict starts over. Story · Comments. Print: Create a hardcopy of this page; Font Size: Default font size: Larger font size. Posted: Wednesday, April 2, 2014 3:20 pm. At 21, recovering heroin addict starts over Associated Press …
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Heroin overdose deaths hit record high in Ohio
A decade of unrestricted prescribing of painkillers led to an addicted population, which in turn led to the heroin problem, said Christy Beeghley, program administrator for the Health Department's Injury Prevention Program. The Cuyahoga County Medical …
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Doctor: We Need Heroin Legislation – Cincinnati.com
Doctor: We need heroin legislation – Cincinnati.com
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Doctor: We need heroin legislation
Cincinnati.com Holly Specht holds a photo of her son Nicholas, who died last year of a heroin overdose, during a January hearing on a Kentucky Senate bill designed to curb heroin abuse and help addicts get treatment. The bill did not pass. (Photo: The Enquirer … |
Fairfax Mother Of Young Heroin Addict: ‘There Were Clues. But We Had No Clue.’ – Huffington Post
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Fairfax Mother Of Young Heroin Addict: 'There Were Clues. But We Had No Clue.'
Huffington Post Brennan, 20, thought about Walker, who had grown up in the same Fairfax County subdivision and was sober, healthy, close with his parents again. Look how happy he is, Brennan thought. I want to be like that. A few nights later, Brennan was in a detox … |
Heroin Users Seeking Treatment May Hit Insurance Barriers – Boston Globe
Heroin users seeking treatment may hit insurance barriers – Boston Globe
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Heroin users seeking treatment may hit insurance barriers
Boston Globe The doctors shook their heads: Heroin withdrawal is not life-threatening, they said, and we can't admit you. They gave him an IV flush, and sent him home. Marchese, then 26, and his sister called multiple inpatient clinics only to be told: We have no beds. Heroin addicts face barriers to treatment |
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Heroin Addiction and Overdose – Guardian Liberty Voice
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Heroin Addiction and Overdose
Guardian Liberty Voice He forgot what it was like to kick the habit of heroin. He forgot how the drug takes everything of value away and leaves the addict hopeless and alone. He forgot the pain of desperation when the drug is not available and the sheer nightmare of withdrawal. |
Maine Doctor: Issues With Anxiety Medication Often Overlooked
Maine Doctor: Issues with Anxiety Medication Often Overlooked
When actor Philip Seymour Hoffman died of an overdose in February, the New York City medical examiner ruled that his death was the result of "acute mixed drug intoxication." Heroin, cocaine and a widely prescribed class of drugs known as …
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Caffeine's buzzkill: Addiction
"If you drink caffeine regularly, you can get withdrawal symptoms, which can include drowsiness, fatigue, loss of energy, headaches and irritability," said Dr. Kyle Custis, a physician with Fairfield Urgent Care, which is affiliated with Bridgeport …
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Fairfax Mother of Young Heroin Addict: ‘There Were Clues. but We Had No Clue.’ – Washington Post
Fairfax mother of young heroin addict: ‘There were clues. But we had no clue.’ – Washington Post
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Fairfax mother of young heroin addict: 'There were clues. But we had no clue.'
Washington Post The sentencing last week of a D.C. heroin dealer whose drugs killed three other young adults in Fairfax has cast a harsh light on the problem of addiction in Washington's suburbs. Even in this affluent, well-educated area, young people are jeopardizing … |
Heroin Addiction – Google News
5 ways to help heroin addicts – Washington Post
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5 ways to help heroin addicts
Washington Post With heroin deaths on the rise throughout the region, and police in the suburbs saying they are seeing the drug more and more, addicts and their families — along with health and law enforcement officials — are looking for help. More arrests are not … |
Bain Capital Sees Opportunity in Methadone Clinics
Bain Capital sees opportunity in methadone clinics
Clinics like this one on Topeka Street in Boston can be lifesavers for addicts trying to kick heroin or other opiates. Reports of heroin overdoses and deaths are on the rise as cheap and potent versions of the drug — sometimes laced with the pain …
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Heroin a growing threat across US, police say
»Back to Story. Heroin a growing threat across US, police say. Drugs are prepared by a user addicted to heroin on Feb. 6 in St. Johnsbury Vermont. Fri Apr 18, 2014 1:41PM. Share | Email | Print. Heroin and other opiate addiction is now claiming more …
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