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Nurses Help Addicts Inject Heroin at Controversial Clinic Battling H.I.V.
Nurses help addicts inject heroin at controversial clinic battling H.I.V.
Editor's note: This video report contains depictions of intravenous drug use that may be disturbing to some viewers. WILLIAM BRANGHAM: Vancouver, British Columbia is considered one of the most beautiful, livable cities in North America. But there's a …
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BC addicts ask for injunction to keep using prescription heroin
VANCOUVER — A lawyer representing several Vancouver drug addicts is asking a judge for an injunction that would allow them access to prescription heroin. Joseph Arvay says his clients and others were part of a clinical trial that provided them with …
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Is Pot Getting More Potent?
Is pot getting more potent?
This comes just over a year after Colorado and Washington legalized the drug and as many other states consider making it legal for medical or recreational use. Scientists determine potency by measuring … Critics of this argument, like the Drug Policy …
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Ex-NBA star, drug addict to speak in Mount Olive
Former professional basketball player Chris Herren will bring the harrowing story of his rise to NBA stardom and then near death to drug addiction in the latest program hosted by a countywide substance abuse prevention program. … The Herren Project …
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Don't be fooled by myths about cannabis as legalization spreads
A shocking case this year involved Charlotte Figi, an eight-year-old girl, whose violent and life-threatening seizures were effectively treated by cannabis. More shocking, yet, are Harvard and Stanford Medical School studies which … Instead, the tip …
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Twin Cities, Minnesota Trying to Cope With Flood of Cheap, Pure Heroin
Twin Cities, Minnesota trying to cope with flood of cheap, pure heroin
Heroin, one of the most addictive and dangerous of drugs, has flooded the Twin Cities and Minnesota in the past five years, a trend that links closely with a steady rise in prescription opioid abuse. Heroin-related deaths in Hennepin County have surged …
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Treating China's Internet addicts
That's why we call it electronic heroin." At first, Medalia and Shlam depict the treatment … The program features 10-day treatments beginning with a two-day "digital detox" and a full psychological evaluation. "We're really behind other countries in …
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Before Targeting Opioid Epidemic, Shumlin Administration Cut Hospital Detox … – Vermont Public Radio
Before Targeting Opioid Epidemic, Shumlin Administration Cut Hospital Detox … – Vermont Public Radio
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Before Targeting Opioid Epidemic, Shumlin Administration Cut Hospital Detox …
Vermont Public Radio In a State of the State address devoted entirely to what he says is Vermont's “full blown heroin crisis,” Gov. Peter Shumlin on Jan. 8 announced $ 10 million in new spending on an addiction treatment infrastructure plagued by long waiting lists and a … |
Treating China’s Internet addicts – PBS NewsHour
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Treating China's Internet addicts
PBS NewsHour That's why we call it electronic heroin." At first, Medalia and Shlam depict the treatment … The program features 10-day treatments beginning with a two-day "digital detox" and a full psychological evaluation. "We're really behind other countries in … |
Heroin: Treating Kitsap's Addiction | Herald Series
Heroin: Treating Kitsap's addiction | Herald series
“It's almost normal to do heroin.” While needle exchanges are a good opportunity to talk to addicts about kicking the habit, Lindquist notes, they are meant for public health, not treatment. Clean needles means cutting down on the spread of diseases …
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VA's opiate overload feeds veterans' addictions, leading to overdose deaths
His orders: detox from a brutal addiction to painkillers. Army Spc. Jeffrey Waggoner was … He had only the clothes on his back, his watch, an MP3 player and a two-page pain contract the Army made him sign, a promise to get clean. But instead of …
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Woman found dead in Bucks County prison cell
Bucks County District Attorney David Heckler said Valene Karaharisis of Philadelphia was “detoxing” during heroin withdrawal and was on medical watch. “We believe that she was a very … “She was working on getting clean,” he said. “She was happy that …
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Heroin Withdrawal: Police: Heroin Becoming Problem in Poplar Bluff – Southeast Missourian
Heroin Withdrawal: Police: Heroin becoming problem in Poplar Bluff – Southeast Missourian
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Police: Heroin becoming problem in Poplar Bluff
Southeast Missourian Officers, he said, recently have been told heroin users are illicitly purchasing the prescription drug suboxone, which is used to treat opiate dependency, or trading heroin for it to counteract their withdrawal symptoms. Whiteley said officers have … |
Heroin Withdrawal – Google News
Heroin Withdrawal: Discovery offers new hope for drug addiction treatments – HealthCanal.com
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Discovery offers new hope for drug addiction treatments
HealthCanal.com Users of heroin and other addictive opioids may be spared from distressing withdrawal symptoms in the future thanks to a research breakthrough by University of Sydney scientists. Lead author of the study Dr Elena Bagley. In an article just published in … |
Heroin Withdrawal – Google News
Heroin Withdrawal: Sydney Researchers Discover Protein Involved In Drug Withdrawal Response – Asian Scientist Magazine