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Heroin epidemic worsening in Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — It's a problem in Louisville that isn't going away — in fact, it's getting worse. Ninety-six percent of the detox beds at a local drug recovery center are filled with heroin addicts. Dig through a week's worth of arrest …
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Treating with pharmaceutical grade heroin the best option
On Oct. 3, Rona Ambrose, Canada's Minister of Health, announced she was shutting the door on a compassionate access program that would have provided diacetylmorphine, the active ingredient in heroin, to a group of people for whom all other treatment …
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Heroin: deadliest drug in Oregon
But the city of Portland has only one medicated detox center for the uninsured and despite drug users getting younger, that center only admits patients over the age of 18. Gary Cobb was 15 when he shot heroin for the first time. "I crossed a line once …
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Eminem Opens Up About Prescription Drug Addiction
DETROIT (WWJ) – Detroit rapper Eminem is opening up about his drug addiction in a new documentary. In a clip posted on YouTube, the performer, whose real name is Marshall Mathers, said he didn't believe he had a drug problem because the pills he was …
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Friends saw accused terrorist become secretive and radical
He echoed what others have said about Nuttall being mentally affected by years of drug use and easily manipulated. “I am as … Around the same time a spate of anti-Semitic and anti-Israeli YouTube comments are linked to the same user. After another …
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Illegal Drug Site 'Atlantis' Advertising on YouTube (Video)
Underground web sites that sell illegal drugs are flourishing, but it is usually a chore to find their exact location on the internet. The illegal drug site, Silk Road, requires users to navigate through the sites such as TheHiddenWiki.net to find the …
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Heroin Addiction: Heroin in our communities: A new urgency – Chicago Sun-Times
And in its drug court, 32 percent of the clients reveal that heroin is their primary addiction. If you go by the list of names compiled by concerned watchdogs, heroin could be responsible for as many as 14 young lives lost in the last few years in …
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Heroin Addiction: The Other End of the Heroin Trail – Salem-News.Com
“We’re trying to drive home the reality of what our community is facing in terms of opiate addiction,” – Jennifer Weiss, non-profit Heroin Awareness Committee Courtesy: borderlandbeat.com (LAS CRUCES, N.M.) – In the mountains of Mexico, opium poppies …
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Heroin Addiction: Vancouver clinical trials to test effectiveness of pain reliever as heroin addiction treatment – The Vancouver Sun
VANCOUVER – Clinical trials are set to begin in Vancouver on a study to test the effectiveness of the prescription pain reliever Dilaudid as a treatment for chronic heroin addiction. The Study to Assess Longer-term Opioid Medication Effectiveness (SALOME …
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Heroin Addiction: Drug trial to compare Dilaudid and prescription heroin for addict maintenance – Vancouver Sun (blog)

Drug trial to compare Dilaudid and prescription heroin for addict maintenance Vancouver Sun (blog) Clinical trials are set to begin in Vancouver on a study to test the effectiveness of the prescription pain reliever Dilaudid as a treatment for chronic heroin addiction. “So now we are importing the drug and starting recruitment at the end of this … and more »

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Heroin Addiction: Fate Of Program To Fight Heroin Addiction In Limbo – KOAT Albuquerque

Read more... Fate Of Program To Fight Heroin Addiction In Limbo KOAT Albuquerque ALBUQUERQUE, NM — The fate of a University of New Mexico Hospital program meant to help mothers addicted to heroin remains in limbo. On Wednesday night, all sides involved told Action 7 News reporter Will Carr that they are willing to work together to …

Heroin Addiction: Harper Tories endorse heroin research project – Globe and Mail

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Harper Tories endorse heroin research project Globe and Mail Days after the Supreme Court of Canada's rejection of Ottawa's hard-line approach to heroin addiction, the Harper government is endorsing a research project in Vancouver that administers free heroin to hard-core addicts. The aim of the groundbreaking … Research to Look at New Treatments for Heroin AddictionMarketWatch (press release) Clinical trial for heroin addicts to start in VancouverStraight.com Vancouver trial will test new heroin treatment methodsOpen File (blog) all 14 news articles »

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Heroin Addiction: Drug trial to probe pain reliever’s potential to treat addicts – Vancouver Sun

Read more... Drug trial to probe pain reliever's potential to treat addicts Vancouver Sun Clinical trials are set to begin in Vancouver on a study to test the effectiveness of the prescription pain reliever Dilaudid as a treatment for chronic heroin addiction. … and more »

Heroin Withdrawal: Monthly Injection Fights Addiction – Fox News

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Monthly Injection Fights Addiction Fox News Too few of those who struggle with addictions to alcohol and opiates—like heroin and oxycodone pills—are aware that a monthly injection is available to significantly reduce their cravings. The injection is extended-release naltrexone … and more »

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Heroin Withdrawal: Psycotropic drugs like caffeine in coffee should not be regulated – Daily Sundial

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Psycotropic drugs like caffeine in coffee should not be regulated Daily Sundial Substances such as cocaine, ecstasy, crystal meth and heroin have all been declared illegal for their dangerous and addictive properties. Similar drugs, namely alcohol and tobacco, are legal but regulated by the government for commercial use. …

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