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Heroin Users Seeking Treatment May Hit Insurance Barriers – Boston Globe

Heroin users seeking treatment may hit insurance barriers – Boston Globe


Boston Globe

Heroin users seeking treatment may hit insurance barriers
Boston Globe
The doctors shook their heads: Heroin withdrawal is not life-threatening, they said, and we can't admit you. They gave him an IV flush, and sent him home. Marchese, then 26, and his sister called multiple inpatient clinics only to be told: We have no beds.

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Heroin Withdrawal – Google News

Deadly addiction: Heroin use, a tragic wrong turn for prescription drug … – TheDay.com

Deadly addiction: Heroin use, a tragic wrong turn for prescription drug
TheDay.com
A 20-bed detox facility on Coit Street in New London, run by Southeastern Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence Inc., is in the midst of a $ 900,000 renovation in part to accommodate medical staff for patients suffering the painful effects of

Heroin Withdrawal – Google News

Experts: ‘killer heroin’ may be something else – The Intelligencer

Experts: 'killer heroin' may be something else
The Intelligencer
The body builds a tolerance to opiates, meaning that, over time, it takes larger amounts of the drug to achieve a high or prevent painful withdrawal symptoms. Once an opiate user starts injecting heroin, the addiction accelerates, said Ellen Unterwald, …

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Heroin Withdrawal – Google News

Heroin Addiction and Overdose – Guardian Liberty Voice


Guardian Liberty Voice

Heroin Addiction and Overdose
Guardian Liberty Voice
He forgot what it was like to kick the habit of heroin. He forgot how the drug takes everything of value away and leaves the addict hopeless and alone. He forgot the pain of desperation when the drug is not available and the sheer nightmare of withdrawal.

Heroin Withdrawal – Google News