Based on statistics and information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), overdoses from prescription painkillers have become a much more deadly problem than heroin, yet the two addiction and overdose problems are not unrelated. Researchers have found … Continue reading
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In the last two decades, health care providers have been treating pain more aggressively, resulting in ten times the medical use of prescription painkillers (opioids) such as Vicodin and OxyContin. (Center for Disease Control) Concurrent with the increase in medical … Continue reading
Heroin addiction affects over 4 million Americans every year. Here are ten ways to fight the growing heroin problem in our country. Tweet … Continue reading
Heroin is one of the most powerfully addictive drugs currently in use. With horribly debilitating withdrawal symptoms that can sometimes last several weeks or longer, many heroin addicts simply choose to keep using heroin indefinitely in order to avoid withdrawal. … Continue reading
Heroin is one of small town America’s worst epidemics. It effects the person in numerous ways, whether directly, indirectly, acute, or over time. Many people are addicted after their first use, and their lives quickly turn for the worse (no … Continue reading
Heroin has gained popularity across the nation. Along with use, drug trafficking has become an epidemic in the streets. Cartels from Mexico are penetrating the national safety of America all over the country, including states like Florida, Chicago, and Texas. … Continue reading