Category: Heroin Addiction
Patients Dependent Upon Opiates Are Significantly More Sensitive to Pain
May 14, 2012
Over the years, doctors and nurses have noticed that opiate-addicted patients have an especially hard time when treated for pain management. Almost nothing will mitigate their pain, even strong narcotic medications. This may be due in part to the fact that their drug of choice [...]
Heroin Antidote Legal in the Northwest but Not Readily Accessible
May 2, 2012
In the northwestern United States, in areas such as Washington State, the death toll due to heroin overdose has been rising steadily each year. The drug is being used by more and more people and in more potent forms. In fact, some individuals are dying [...]
What We Can Learn From the Vietnam War and Heroin Addiction
January 18, 2012
Back in 1971, Robert Steele from Connecticut and Morgan Murphy from Illinois visited Vietnam in their capacity as United States congressman. They returned with some unexpected news, estimating that about 15 percent of the US troops serving in Vietnam were living with an active heroin [...]
High Cost of Prescription Drug Abuse Causes Increase in Black-Tar Heroin Abuse
January 15, 2012
Who would ever think in upscale communities in Charlotte, NC and Columbus, OH that over the last five years the black tar heroin trade has been on the rise not in the back alleys, but in the parking lots of ritzy shopping centers and streets [...]
Bioethics and Harm Reduction: What Is Our Responsibility to Heroin Addicts?
January 12, 2012
The economy has been struggling for years and authorities in the United States government have had to make some tough choices in terms of how best to spend tax dollars. Until recently, drug addiction prevention and harm reduction programs have been on the list of [...]
Carrying Over the Inspiration of the Holiday Season Into the New Year: A Secret Santa Influences Sobriety
January 2, 2012
According to CBS News, every year an anonymous secret Santa wanders the streets handing out $100 bills to random strangers. He makes no judgment on who should receive his gifts and asks for nothing in return. In fact, he spends about $100,000 every year on [...]
Angelina Jolie Discusses Past Drug Addiction Issues
December 9, 2011
Angelina Jolie has recently been popping up in the media, doing interviews, signing autographs, and posing for pictures. In one of those interviews, Jolie talked about her life in the spotlight and discussed some of the details of her past issues with drug abuse and [...]
Dealer Sentenced in Heroin Homicide Case
October 26, 2011
It’s an ongoing debate in the United States and it’s taking place in court rooms: should those who give or sell drugs to others who ultimately die as a result of using those drugs be charged and convicted of homicide? In a recent case, Brian [...]
New Survey Says Illicit Drug Abuse Rose Between 2008 and 2010
October 24, 2011
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has released a new survey that shows that the rate of drug abuse of illicit substances has risen between 2008 and 2010. The statistics generated by the national survey show that Americans are using more and [...]
Heroin Detox Comes in Many Forms
August 8, 2011
Are you living with heroin addiction? Is fear of dealing with the withdrawal symptoms at a heroin detox keeping you from getting the treatment you need? The good news is that there are a few different types of heroin detox to choose from, making it [...]
