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Disease of the Mind

Disease of the mind
BCSO has been conducting similar meetings in Bracken County for a couple years, recently focusing on the heroin and prescription drug problems, and SALUTE program it has been bringing to area schools. SALUTE is designed to go beyond the limitations of …
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Report shows weed use in teens higher than ever
"But now look at me: I'm in detox, you know." "The younger you start, the younger you start other … teens and parents to help families stay vigilant. Free drug-testing is available at the McAlister Institute and at the 11 teen treatment centers …
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Novel Nonopioid Approach Promising for Opioid Dependence – Medscape

Novel Nonopioid Approach Promising for Opioid Dependence – Medscape

Novel Nonopioid Approach Promising for Opioid Dependence
Medscape
ORLANDO, Florida ? A novel approach to opioid detoxification that does not involve the use of opioids may be superior to a protocol that includes buprenorphine. The results of a new study show that the combination of tizanidine (Zanaflex, Acorda …

Opiate Detox – Google News

Winnebago County Drug Court medication therapy shows success – WREX-TV

Winnebago County Drug Court medication therapy shows success
WREX-TV
Participants complete their opiate withdrawal while in jail and receive an injection of Vivitrol prior to their release. They then attend counseling and meetings, receiving monthly injections of the drug as long as clinically appropriate. Vivitrol is

Opiate Detox – Google News

Risks Of Popular Anxiety Drugs Often Overshadowed – New Hampshire Public Radio

Reckitt Leans Toward Separate Listing for Pharmaceuticals Unit

Reckitt Leans Toward Separate Listing for Pharmaceuticals Unit
LONDON (The Deal) — The U.K.'s Reckitt Benckiser said Wednesday it was leaning toward a separate listing for its prescription pharmaceuticals unit, whose core Suboxone heroin-withdrawal aid is losing U.S. market share to generic competition. The Slough, England company, which is reportedly a leading contender in the $ 10 billion-plus auction for Merck & Co.'s consumer healthcare unit, announced …
Heroin Withdrawal – Yahoo News Search Results

Drug Program in Jeopardy for Pregnant Women

Drug program in jeopardy for pregnant women
Babies with opiate-withdrawal symptoms are often born premature, with low birth-weights and disrupted heart rates and motor skills. NAS can also impact the baby's sensory stimulation, sleep and feeding patterns. Funded primarily with government grants, …
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Combat Vets Battle an Enemy Within: Addiction
In 12 years after 9/11, prescriptions of four primary opiate painkillers — oxycodone, hydrocodone, morphine, and methadone — rose 270 percent at VA hospitals, according to internal VA records obtained by the Center for Investigative Reporting. Last …
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HIV/AIDS explodes in Russia as Putin eschews “western” science
Around 58% of those new Russian HIV infections are from IV drug use – Russia has one of the worst heroin problems in the world (and then when the government tried to stamp out heroin use, everyone switched to an even worse drug, the flesh-eating …
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Lawmakers and Families Touched by Heroin Addiction Hold Forum – News 10NBC

Lawmakers and families touched by heroin addiction hold forum – News 10NBC

Lawmakers and families touched by heroin addiction hold forum
News 10NBC
Heroin abuse is being called an epidemic and something all parents need to be aware of. On Tuesday, families who have been personally touched by heroin addiction joined law enforcement and state lawmakers for a forum. The goal of the forum was to …

Heroin Addiction – Google News

Putting Heroin Users in Jail Won’t Help Louisiana’s Crime Rate – Truth-Out

Putting Heroin Users in Jail Won't Help Louisiana's Crime Rate
Truth-Out
2014.0416Eisen (Image: Young woman and syringe with heroin on table via Shutterstock)Louisiana – and our nation – has seen a surge in heroin crime. According to the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, heroin use has …

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Heroin Addiction – Google News

East End heroin task force to combat heroin addiction announced – Riverhead LOCAL

Battle Against Heroin Being Fought on Many Fronts

Battle against heroin being fought on many fronts
Finding additional long-term treatment beds, creating a detox center and taking advantage of a little-used law that allows parents or spouses to force their drug-addicted family members to get help are just a few of the projects Butler County leaders are proposing to attack the area’s heroin problem.
Heroin Detox – Yahoo News Search Results

Recovery TV Live – Heroin Addiction – Episode 1: Host Randy Grimes and special guest Patrick Quinn discuss Patrick’s past struggles with heroin addiction, as well as the problems of the heroin ep…