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Heroin Addiction: Appetite For Salt, Heroin Share Brain Pathways – Hartford Courant
Researchers at Duke University and the University of Melbourne have found that the same nerve cells and brain functions that account for how much we like salt are also strongly associated with addiction to such drugs as heroin and cocaine. When they …
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Heroin Addiction: Manatee woman finds hope in recovery from prescription pill abuse
MANATEE — It began with sips of alcohol and hits of marijuana at 10.When she turned 12, she was popping pills.And by 14, Paige O’Brock was injecting herself with prescription drugs.
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Heroin Addiction: Hitting the high note is off-key
There’s nothing like a tall tale of rock star drug abuse – the Beatles toking up in Buckingham Palace, Keith Richards…
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Heroin Addiction: Appetite For Salt, Heroin Share Brain Pathways
Study Says Findings Shed Light On Addiction, Appetite Last week, we reported on a study on how fatty foods triggered marijuana-like chemicals in the body (http://bit.ly/pDMcxb). Now, we move onto the hard stuff: salt, cocaine and opiates.
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Heroin Addiction: New Mexico leads the country in heroin-related deaths
Heroin commonly is abused in New Mexico, as evidenced by the number of heroin-related deaths and treatment admissions.
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Heroin Addiction: A passion for hope:
raising awareness about the dangers of substance abuse BATAVIA—Chris’ Walk began four years ago after Vicki Altepeter Foley lost her son Chris to a heroin overdose.
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Heroin Addiction: Kendal woman overdosed on her medication
A BIG Issue seller found dead at her flat had overdosed on drugs prescribed to help her end her heroin addiction, an inquest heard.
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Heroin Addiction: Harry’s dog napping remains a mystery – Sydney Morning Herald

Harry's dog napping remains a mystery Sydney Morning Herald Tran was reluctant to go to police because of previous dishonesty offences relating to a former heroin addiction. The magistrate said Tran's reluctance prolonged the period of time the dog was missing for his owner. However he was satisfied Tran was … and more »

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Heroin Addiction: Doctors rethink addiction medicine
10 medical schools have introduced the first accredited residency programs in addiction medicine, where doctors who have completed medical school and a residency will be able to spend a year studying the relationship between addiction and brain chemistry.
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Heroin Addiction: Appetite For Salt, Heroin Share Brain Pathways
Study Says Findings Shed Light On Addiction, Appetite Last week, we reported on a study on how fatty foods triggered marijuana-like chemicals in the body (http://bit.ly/pDMcxb). Now, we move onto the hard stuff: salt, cocaine and opiates.
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