Drug Addiction

Stunning Jump in Heroin Use in Texas

Stunning jump in heroin use in Texas
Dr. Jane Maxwell, a drug abuse researcher at the University of Texas, also says more young people are dying from heroin overdoses. "What worries me is that the traditional treatments that we often use really aren't as appropriate for younger adults …
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Judge sentences city drug raid suspects
Four of the 20 people arrested on drug related charges in a… Continue reading

How Bad Is Crack Cocaine Addiction?

Question by Big John Horton: How bad is crack cocaine addiction?
I’ll make this short and to the point.
I know someone who is heavily addicted to smoking crack cocaine and that’s all they do.
they spend their time hanging around crack dealers looking for something to pawn.
one time this person was almost shot by a crack dealer.

this person steals my sleep med’s to get high while they cant buy crack.… Continue reading

Disrupting Heroin Market Is the Goal

Disrupting heroin market is the goal
County Police Elmer Setting noted that policing activities along the road had allowed the heroin trafficking to develop in apartment complexes in the area. He said the police … Of course, no single solution to a problem like drug addiction and …
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Heroin: FDA approves easy-to-use overdose antidote
The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved an easy-to-use device that… Continue reading

Grand Futures Reports a Decline in Teenage Substance Abuse

Grand Futures reports a decline in teenage substance abuse
Substance abuse is a difficult subject with adults, but when children and teenagers are factored in, there are even more details to take into consideration when trying to curb behaviors, and taking a serious approach to the issue is vitally important.
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FDA Approves User-Friendly Device to Reverse Opioid Drug Overdoses

FDA approves user-friendly device to reverse opioid drug overdoses
Family, friends or passersby who encounter a person passed out from a heroin or other opioid overdose may soon be able to administer a drug to reverse the effects themselves before waiting for first responders to arrive. … It comes a week after …
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FDA OK's injector device to counter drug overdoses
Family, friends, or passersby who encounter a… Continue reading

Drug Use Forum Set for Woodstock

Drug use forum set for Woodstock
… County state's attorney and current senior policy and legal adviser for the state Department of Public Safety, will be the featured speaker. Sand is expected to talk about addiction and substance abuse issues and what the community can do to …
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