Chronicling a Heroin Addict’s Life – Boston Globe
Chronicling a heroin addict’s life – Boston Globe
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Chronicling a heroin addict's life
Boston Globe The withdrawal was hell, and Jonathan said he never wanted to go through anything like that again. But he relapsed, again and again. Eventually he started doing something he vowed he never would: inject heroin. Of his group of 10 friends, one was dead, … |
Heroin hits close to home – Coastal Point
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Heroin hits close to home
Coastal Point Even though there are drugs that keep people off of heroin, when you withdrawal from that it's worse than the heroin,” he said. “It'll make the first week of detox bearable, but if you continue to do it after that, you're just going to get addicted to … |
Suboxone: A Double-Edged Sword – The Epoch Times
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Suboxone: A Double-Edged Sword
The Epoch Times … blocker), is a drug known as Subutex. This drug allows seamless segueing from heroin and painkillers back to the Subutex without the inconvenience of the requisite 24-hour period of “kicking” or withdrawal needed when transferring off or on Suboxone. |
Scenes from Floyd County, Kentucky – USA TODAY
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Scenes from Floyd County, Kentucky
USA TODAY For the first several days, up to 12 women of the Floyd County Jail share a small holding cell with a single toilet as they vomit, sweat and shake their way through detox. Once the women are no longer considered high, they're moved to a room designed … |
Fighting heroin addiction / Treatment beds needed – Press of Atlantic City
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Fighting heroin addiction / Treatment beds needed
Press of Atlantic City Because heroin detox is not considered a life-threatening health issue (tell that to an addict or his family), many insurers refuse to pay for full treatment. Pennsylvania requires health insurers to provide coverage for treatment services considered … |