Among Prescription Painkillers, Drug Abusers Prefer Oxycodone
Among prescription painkillers, drug abusers prefer oxycodone
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“Among the reasons addicts prefer oxycodone is that they can get it in pure form,” Cicero said. “Until recently, all drugs with hydrocodone as their active ingredient also contained another product such as acetaminophen, the pain reliever in Tylenol … Read more on Washington University in St. Louis News
More and more suburban women using heroin
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Secret, Steady Flow of Heroin Into Area
Secret, steady flow of heroin into area
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“They say heroin and oxycodone are about the same thing as far as the need for it,” Donta said, noting heroin users tend to inject the drug rather than snorting it as pill abusers often do. Narcotic abuse might be difficult for family members to detect … Read more on The Independent
Drug dealer gets five-year prison sentence
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HOWTO Attain Radical Hotel-Room Coffee Independence
HOWTO attain radical hotel-room coffee independence
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Vicodin is a much less labor-intensive addiction. … Do I understand this right? You're doing cold brew because hot water is not available, but then you stick an immersion heater in at the end and heat it up? Why not just use the heater to get hot … Read more on Boing Boing
Accidental drug overdoses account for a third of county death investigations
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What Do You Think About Methadone as a Treatment for Heroin Addiction?
Question by Christina: What do you think about methadone as a treatment for heroin addiction?
Alot of people look down on iy, bu its been proved to work better than the 12 step groups and the like. If you agree its good why? If you don’t why?
Best answer:
Answer by Sick of Butt-Hurt People
“bu its been proved to work better than the 12 step groups and the like.”
Please provide evidence for this assumption.
Grand Jury Indicts Man for Cold Case
Grand jury indicts man for cold case
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Harris and Chambers knew each other, according to Durham police. In June 2012, Chambers pleaded guilty in federal court to distributing crack cocaine and was sentenced 13 years in prison. He is an inmate at Lee Penitentiary, a high-security federal … Read more on Durham Herald Sun
Much Ado About Sizzurp
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Racine County to Use State Grant to Fight Prescription Drug Abuse
Racine County to use state grant to fight prescription drug abuse
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(1) Comments. RACINE COUNTY — As officials point to a growing heroin “epidemic,” the county is preparing to employ more than $ 100,000 in state assistance to combat prescription drug abuse, the root of many heroin users' habit. Racine is among eight … Read more on Journal Times
Report: 'Designer drug' use, abuse and production surging
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'We Have More Methadone-Addicted Babies' — Minnesota Statewide Plan to …
'We have more methadone-addicted babies' — Minnesota statewide plan to …
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Jesson noted that 20 percent of people admitted for substance abuse treatment in the Duluth area are admitted for heroin. Duluth Police Chief Gordon Ramsay said his officers who deal with drug addicts report heroin users invariably started with … Read more on DL-Online
Government to conduct nationwide survey on drug abuse
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Facebook Psychology [Infographic]
Facebook Psychology [Infographic]
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With every notification received it could mean a new social, sexual, or professional opportunity. When answering the ding of a notification it results in a hit of dopamine. And also, each hit recharges our addictive compulsion, which is similar to … Read more on Business 2 Community
Young Heroin Users At All Time Low
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Heroin also remains the biggest problem for drug addicts, with four in five of the 197,110 adults in treatment in England being treated for heroin dependency or for heroin and crack. Paul Hayes, the NTA's chief executive, said: "Treatment needs to … Read more on Huffington Post UK