Addiction Specialist, Dr. Trobisch, Comments on Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Possible Overdose
Addiction Specialist, Dr. Trobisch, Comments on Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Possible Overdose
In light of Philip Seymour Hoffman’s tragic death, the lead physician for addiction treatment clinic Synergy Lifestyle Center discusses heroin addiction and heroin use. (PRWeb February 07, 2014) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/addiction/treatment/prweb11557334.htm
Heroin Withdrawal – Yahoo News Search Results
America Goes to Pot
America Goes to Pot
A drug is by definition a remedy, a treatment, a hoped-for cure. Something's the matter, or … If it wasn't pot, it was LSD; if not LSD, cocaine; if not cocaine, heroin: anything for a quick kick, a drawing down of the blinds upon responsibility, duty …
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Foster: Stop Cutting Heroin Addiction Help – Chicago Daily Herald
Foster: Stop cutting heroin addiction help – Chicago Daily Herald
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Foster: Stop cutting heroin addiction help
Chicago Daily Herald U.S. Rep. Bill Foster, a Naperville Democrat, took to the House floor this week to criticize cuts to federal money used to fight heroin abuse, in the same week that award-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman died from an apparent overdose. The drug of … |
Heroin Addiction – Google News
The Philip Seymour Hoffman case: Are heroin death probes created equal? – CNN
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The Philip Seymour Hoffman case: Are heroin death probes created equal?
CNN Everyone in law enforcement agrees there has been a spike in heroin use in the United States, spurred by a crackdown on abuse of prescription pills and an increase in heroin production in Mexico. As a result, heroin-related deaths are on the rise. And … |
Exclusively in the New Print Issue of CounterPunch
Exclusively in the new print issue of CounterPunch
Jeffrey St. Clair unveils his list of the best books of 2013, as well as a column on how the coal industry is running roughshod over West Virginia. JoAnn Wypijewski contributes a darkly comic account of being stranded in … And what if multiple bags …
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How to Save Heroin Addicts
… providing clean, supervised injection facilities and heroin-assisted treatment. Full piece here. In Time, David Sheff, author of two books about addiction, writes that it's common for addicts to go through "serial relapses," even after multiple …
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Fight Heroin Surge on All Fronts – Worcester Telegram
Fight heroin surge on all fronts – Worcester Telegram
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Fight heroin surge on all fronts
Worcester Telegram Officials need to fight heroin by attacking manufacture and distribution channels; educating the public; inspiring youth to value their lives enough never to touch such a dangerous substance; and providing effective emergency response, detoxification … |
A ‘blockade’ for opiates: Vivitrol offers hope for treatment – Wisconsin State Journal
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A 'blockade' for opiates: Vivitrol offers hope for treatment
Wisconsin State Journal As prescription drug abuse and heroin addiction become more high-profile problems in Wisconsin communities, addiction experts say Vivitrol could offer a more effective option for treating opiate dependence. That's what the pilot program at Journey … |
New Local Program Designed to Help Break Cycle of Drug Abuse
New local program designed to help break cycle of drug abuse
"Heroin is a tough addiction. The one person who sees it the most each day is the sheriff. He's the one with the tough, tough job of detoxing these people. I commend Sheriff Grey for this." Grey said he has no idea if any of the men will continue to …
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Law is one way of forcing addicts into treatment
Once detoxification is complete, she/he will receive rehabilitation services. This may or may not be in the same facility. Source: Massachusetts Department of Health and Human Services … He'd become part of a generation that is caught up in an …
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