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Seeking new methods to treat heroin addiction
Heroin metabolises rapidly. One widely-held theory has been that heroin passes quickly into the brain where it is converted into morphine, and that what users are actually experiencing are the effects of morphine. As it turns out, however, heroin …
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Compulsive pornography users shows the same brain activity as alcoholics and …
The area stimulated – the part of the brain involved in processing reward, motivation and pleasure – is the same part that is highly active among drug and alcohol addicts. brain scans showing stimulation levels in porn addicts. Lit-up: The brain scans …
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Western researchers find opiate addiction switch
Western University neuroscientists have added an important tool to the toolbox in our understanding of drug addiction, identifying a way that opiate addiction develops in the brain. Opiates like oxycontin and heroin have a powerful hold on people, so …
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We're as hungry for blood as a vampire at a vegan restaurant: Christopher …
There was a ceramic model of the murder scene, the killer's twin pistols and an account of the trial . . . bound in leather flayed from the murderer's own skin. More ghastly still, Corder's scalp had been preserved, to fit over a bust of his head …
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Stevie Nicks: how an icon is born
In our day everybody was going, "It's not addictive, it's just recreational fun, blah blah blah.": Stevie Nicks. Photo: Jason Bell/Camera Press. It is a Thursday evening at …. After Cory Monteith, who played Finn Hudson, died of a heroin overdose in …
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Report: Lamar Odom checks into rehab for drug and alcohol abuse
Unrestricted free agent forward Lamar Odom has reportedly checked himself into a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center, according to People.com. … After that, the DUI arrest; after that, the reported entry to an unspecified rehab center. … picked …
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Odom hit with DUI charge
4, we heard the veteran forward and reality TV star had checked into a drug-and-alcohol rehabilitation center, according to People magazine. … The magazine cited sources in saying Odom had left the rehab center and was spotted in Los Angeles …
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Group forms human chain on bridge to spotlight heroin addiction
Between 100 and 200 people clasped hands to form a human chain across the High-Main Street Bridge Saturday afternoon to raise awareness of what they say is a growing problem with heroin addiction. In addition to linking together, the area residents …
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Methadone 'should continue to be central drug addict treatment'
Methadone should continue to be a central treatment for recovering heroin addicts, a Scottish Government-commissioned panel has found. The group had been gathering evidence on the effectiveness of opioid replacement therapies in treating people with …
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New Survey: Hispanic Teen Drug Use Significantly Higher Than Other Ethnic …
NEW YORK, Aug. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Partnership at Drugfree.org today released new research from the latest Partnership Attitude Tracking Study (PATS), a nationally projectable survey that tracks teen drug and alcohol use and …
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Legal Safe Opioid for Pain Relief
I say family because so many substances have been formulated from the same chemical compound including heroin and other not as well known morphine-like substances. The natural opioids are more commonly referred to … California poppy can help ease or …
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Ninth Judicial District's Drug Court program aims to keep addicts out of prison
Her team, she said, is made up of her, John Dent Romero, a certified drug and alcohol counselor, and Mark Smith, a probation officer in the district, who together take defendants through a four-phase program that begins with the defendants …
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Methadone clinic to open in September
Methadone is a synthetic narcotic used to treat addictions to heroin and other opioid drugs often used in the treatment of pain, such as morphine, oxycodone and hydrocodone. Methadone reduces the … Those seeking treatment must travel to Portland and …
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Lex Kogan, Ibogaine Advocate, Urges Better Treatments to Combat Prescription …
PHILADELPHIA, PA, August 29, 2013 /24-7PressRelease/ — Lex Kogan, Ibogaine advocate, is a seasoned professional in the field of drug rehabilitation and since 2001 has studied the diverse range of methodologies available to addicts to help overcome …
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According to Dean Ruble, Celebrities Are Just as Vulnerable When it Comes to …
PHILADELPHIA, PA, August 22, 2013 /24-7PressRelease/ — Dean Ruble is a medical professional who helps people overcome drug and alcohol addictions to regain their sobriety. He is now speaking out on a … The beloved Glee star was found dead in a …
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