Category: Heroin Rehab
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Anti-Heroin Addiction Billboard Makes Waves
July 4, 2011
One county is making moves to wipe out heroin addiction – with a billboard that is causing quite a stir among the neighbors. Does the billboard depict someone dying as a result of heroin addiction? Dealing with an infection due to injecting the drug? Contracting [...]
3 Steps to Effective Family Therapy After Heroin Addiction
May 27, 2011
Families who are a part of a loved one’s heroin addiction should always be a part of their heroin addiction treatment. In an effort to heal themselves after what the addict has done to their lives during active addiction and in an effort to heal [...]
Jason Davis Charged with Heroin Possession
May 2, 2011
He was a participant in VH1’s Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew Pinsky, but his stint on the show did little for his long-term sobriety and recovery from heroin addiction: Jason Davis, the excessively rich socialite, has recently pled not guilty to felony heroin possession related [...]
Study Says Older Addicts Prefer Heroin
March 14, 2011
Teen drug and alcohol addiction is often the focus of discussions on heroin abuse, but drug addicts and drug abusers over the age of 50 number around 1.7 million in the United States, and that number is expected to rise to 4.4 million by the [...]
Heroin Addiction Quick Facts
February 7, 2011
Heroin, a highly addictive opiate drug, has been sweeping the United States for decades. It’s been around for centuries and continues to infect communities around the world. Though researchers across the years have searched for a cure for this blight on the community, there is [...]
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