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Alarming Increase in Heroin Use Across Many U.S. States | Narconon - Addiction and Recovery

…t of the heroin epidemic rolling across the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states. Like these headlines, for example:   February 2014: How Did Idyllic Vermont Become America’s Heroin Capital? …

Epidemic of Opiate Abuse and Addiction

…t so for heroin. The graph below shows the numbers of heroin users among those 12 and older. You can see how much the numbers have gone up since 2003. Past Month and Past Year Heroin Use Among…

Opioid Overdose Deaths – Are They from Heroin or Painkillers?

… the majority of opiate overdose deaths would come from heroin. A new report shows that prescription opiates are killing more people than heroin. Many people get started abusing these drugs after t…

Fentanyl Overdoses Making News Headlines

…lved opium poppies, agriculture, harvesting or any of the other processes needed for a drug like heroin, cocaine or marijuana. When used medically, it is called Actiq, Fentora or Duragesic, among othe…

Addiction to Medication After Surgery or an Injury | Narconon - Addiction and Recovery

…ow oblivion one gets from either painkillers or other opiates such as heroin. Chemically, there’s little difference between heroin and the drugs used in painkillers. When a person does wind up ad…

Parents Share Stories of their Child's Drug Overdose in Effort to Save Other Lives | Narconon - Addiction and Recovery

…) The young man was in a coma after he overdosed on heroin. In the fourth case, a parent took a photo of his child just after he died of a heroin overdose and was delivered to a funeral home. ht…

Narconon Drug Rehabilitation and Edutacion | Blog

… The small and beautiful State of Vermont has been struggling with one of the country’s worst heroin and opiate painkiller epidemics. In 2014, Governor Peter Shumlin dedicated his State of the Stat…

Polydrug Use a Killer, According to Florida Medical Examiners - Narconon

…Xanax; alcohol, prescription or illicit opiates like OxyContin, Vicodin, methadone, morphine and heroin; bath salts; and of course, marijuana. Here’s the astonishing fact about the results of these…

Are There Dangerous Side Effects Connected with Use of Suboxone? | Narconon - Addiction and Recovery

…but does not create as much euphoria as heroin or painkillers. So it is broadly used in the treatment of opiate addiction, enabling people to stop using heroin or painkillers without the sickness that…

Parents and Media Reveal Drug Overdose Losses to Save Other Young People

…rning young athletes into heroin addicts.” This article reveals the slippery path taken by many high school and college athletes from pain pills for sports injuries to heroin and overdose deaths. SI n…