Posts Tagged ‘Heroin Addiction’
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 [...]
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 [...]
Comedian Famous for Harsh Drug Addiction Routine Dies
March 9, 2011
Stand-up comedian Mike DeStefano was just beginning to make his mark on the world after coming in fourth in a recent season of “Last Comic Standing.’ He even had a one man show in New York and was about to open a new one: “A [...]
Addict Steals in Hopes of Getting Drug Addiction Treatment
February 25, 2011
In some areas of the world, treatment is so scarce or so expensive that addicts are actually committing crimes with the sole purpose of being arrested in hopes that they will be provided with the drug addiction treatment they need when imprisoned for their crimes. [...]
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 [...]
Surviving Heroin Addiction
June 30, 2010
Heroin addiction is nothing short of dangerous. Narcotic drugs are so strongly addictive, it can take over someone’s life in short order. Overdose is a realistic possibility with nearly every use. It’s like playing Russian Roulette – when the gun points at you, will it [...]
