Your Face on Drugs: Heroin
Heroin is well-known for its potentially addicting high as well as its overdose rates. But what about the way that heroin makes you look? Continuous heroin users tend to be extremely thin and sickly looking. In fact there is... Learn MoreHistory of Drugs: Heroin
In 1898 a German chemical company launched a medicine they called heroin. A hundred years later and we now we have a feared and dangerous street drug. In 1863, Friedrich Bayer (1825-76) started up a factory to use new chemical... Learn MoreHeroin Addiction: Effects on the Family
Heroin addiction is a serious and life threatening condition. It is probably quite obvious of the effects of heroin addiction on the user: physical appearance, moodiness, isolation, financial problems such as loss of a job, and legal problems. But... Learn MoreSubstance Showdown: Heroin vs. Prescription Painkillers
Today it is going to be a showdown between two infamous substances: heroin and prescription painkillers. Just like our previous substance showdowns, heroin and prescription painkillers will go head to head for three rounds based on: health effects, insidiousness and... Learn MoreHow to Beat Heroin Addiction
Heroin is substances derived from the opium poppy and is scientifically known as diamorphine. Heroin creates an intense state of relaxation and euphoria in its users. The human body builds a tolerance to heroin very fast and heroin users have... Learn MoreIn the News: The Untold Story Behind ‘The Bling Ring’
[caption id="attachment_11003" align="aligncenter" width="401"] via wifflegif.com[/caption] If you don’t live in LA or New York, you won’t get a chance to see Sofia Coppola’s newest movie, The Bling Ring, until June 21. The movie tells the story of a group... Learn MoreHow Do Methadone Clinics Work?
According to the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, around 3.8 million Americans over the age of 12 have tried the opioid heroin at least once in their life. Unfortunately, many of those who try the drug will... Learn MoreAddiction News: May 17th, 2013
Forums tackle prescription drug abuse [Santa Maria Times] Baffling Rise in Suicides Plagues the U.S. Military [NY Times] VICE on HBO: Can an Obscure -- and Illegal -- African Plant Help Cure Heroin and Opiate Addiction? [Huffington Post] Washington... Learn MoreAddiction News: April 10th, 2013
Use reflexology to complement drugs in pain treatment, survey findings suggest [Independent] Don't punish people who really need painkillers [LA Times] The high cost of unaffordable prescriptions [MSN] Nun with gambling addiction admits stealing $128K from 2 NY churches;... Learn MoreAddiction News: April 5th, 2013
Death by laxatives: British beauty’s tragic demise sheds light on dangerous addiction [NY Daily News] A Japanese Asthma Drug May Help Curb Meth and Heroin Addiction [Motherboard] Photo-ageing in pharmacy may help young smokers to quit [Pulse It] New... Learn More
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