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Why it’s Not Surprising that Heroin Use Soars for Suburban Teens
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Recent news reports are describing the increases in heroin abuse among American teenagers. These are not urban teens but suburban ones. Heroin rates in large Northeastern cities have always been hi…
The Litany of Heroin Deaths in Alabama Illustrates Fatal Dangers of Addiction
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The shift from OxyContin to heroin and people trying to get high after getting clean are some of the reasons for the upsurge in deaths in Alabama.
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Heroin Today
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Addiction problems with heroin are old news–or are they? Heroin and its precursor, opium, have been plagues in this country for more than a h…
Heroin Detox
… a heroin addict through a detox is their first step on the way to a new, drug-free life. But amazingly, many forms of heroin addiction treatment sidestep this action completely. By giving a heroin ad…
Heroin Use Soaring Suburban Teens Most At Risk
…become heroin. And the number of teens using the drug is shocking.
Many might think that heroin is a drug only taken by the homeless or those from inner cities or that “grew up poor.” Heroin use, h…
You Can Recover from Heroin Addiction
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A derivative of opium, heroin is a drug that has been plaguing people since the beginning of the last century. Now it is part of international drug t…
Is the Next US Drug Trend Going to be Heroin?
…6th article, Mexican farmers are pulling out their marijuana crops and planting heroin poppies instead. So cheap heroin (far cheaper than prescription painkillers) has been increasingly found crossing…
Heroin History: 1900s
…merica and Britain, opium and morphine were popular for medical and recreational purposes. While heroin was first derived at about this time by boiling morphine, it would be a while before it too woul…
Did Drug Abuse Drop Among Young Adults Or Has The Problem Shifted
…imply shifted over to different drugs, particularly heroin. In the past year, heroin use rose from 373,000 to 620,000. Users are turning to heroin because it provides the same high as prescription d…
Maryland’s Drug Situation Illustrates the National Problem with Heroin and Pills
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Maryland has long struggled with a heroin problem. In fact, the Baltimore inner city has been renowned as a center of heroin abuse and addiction for many years. It’s not uncommon f…
