Heroin Addiction & the Social Stigma of Rehab
Heroin Addiction & the Social Stigma of Rehab
The recent rash of deaths from heroin laced with fentanyl, and the death of Philip Seymour Hoffman have brought attention to the need for more efficient clinical treatment for drug addiction. Gateway Rehab Medical Director Dr. Neil Capretto works with …
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Iran not doing enough to address drug addiction
As for addicts, although they ought, according to the law, to be made to abandon drug consumption, there is a lack of adequate resources for this because there is such a small number of rehabilitation centers in the country, and the courts do not get …
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Philip Seymour Hoffman and Hollywood's Drug Addiction
Philip Seymour Hoffman and Hollywood's drug addiction
Hoffman said last May that he checked himself into a detox facility for 10 days as he desperately wanted to nip a drug problem in the bud. Hoffman stated that for a year he had been relying on prescription drugs in a bid to kick his resurfacing heroin …
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Confession of a Food Addict
I realized I needed a detox. And I started experimenting 20 years ago with how to detox, how to reset my body, how to regain control over my eating and sugar cravings, how to get my body healthy again. I dove into the scientific research. I …
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Fear of Drug Abuse, Addiction May Hurt Pain Patients
Fear of drug abuse, addiction may hurt pain patients
Does tramadol have abuse, addiction, and diversion potential? Yes. But many believe that these risks are much less than other opioid medications. For years, I performed outpatient opioid detoxification as part of my practice. I never once detoxed a …
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Rise in Heroin Usage Creates Need for More Volunteers to Help Kids – Norwalk Reflector
Rise in heroin usage creates need for more volunteers to help kids – Norwalk Reflector
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Rise in heroin usage creates need for more volunteers to help kids
Norwalk Reflector "That means within hours of being born, they showed signs of withdrawal. The babies have to be medicated — sometimes for months — to get back to normal," said Lamb, who started seeing a significant rise in heroin usage in this area about eight years ago. |
Heroin Is Growing, Deadly Problem in Centre County
Heroin is Growing, Deadly Problem in Centre County
The recent arrest of two alleged burglars that police say are heroin-users and the seven deaths in Centre County last year are evidence that heroin is a growing and deadly problem from which no one is immune. It doesn't matter … heroin overdose. The …
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Deaths From Heroin in New London, Norwich Doubled in 2013
Deaths from heroin in New London, Norwich doubled in 2013
SCADD runs outpatient facilities in New London and Norwich, along with a 20-bed detox facility for heroin addicts in New London. Someone who starts … While an Oxycontin pill may go for $ 40 on the street, a bag of heroin costs just $ 10. Although it is …
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