What Your Drug of Choice Says About You, Part One
[caption id="attachment_8830" align="aligncenter" width="400"] image credit: wifflegif.com[/caption] If you’re ‘one of us’ – a recovering alcoholic/addict – then you know this fun little game: Guess the DOC. Often times, there are ‘tells’ – traits, characteristics, or signs that can be... Learn MoreIn the News: Bad Batch of Heroin in Delray Beach Causes Overdoses
There has been a surge in heroin overdoses in Delray Beach and local police are appealing to the public for information in an effort to understand what is happening. Since Dec. 1, the Delray Beach Police Department has "handled in... Learn MoreDrug Abuse By Region: Mid Atlantic
The Mid Atlantic part of the country, namely New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey but not exclusively – we can throw Maryland, Delaware and Virginia in that group too – has a culture unto itself, just like other sub-regions... Learn MoreIn the News: New Jersey Police to Carry Heroin OD Antidote
People who overdose on heroin in one New Jersey County soon will have access to an OD antidote that can revive them — and it will be given to them by the police. This program, which will be available to all... Learn More5 Things No One Tells You About Suboxone
Honestly, I totally understand why people want to get on suboxone. The benefits to it are great, and it is especially beneficial if you can’t stop using opiates; but there are many things they don’t tell you about suboxone... Learn MoreOhio Attorney General Creates Heroin Unit to Battle “Epidemic”
There is a frightening trend in Ohio. People are dying at an alarming rate due to heroin use. And the Ohio State Attorney General, Mike DeWine is vowing to do something about it. "New data our office has gathered suggests... Learn MoreOpinion: Is Krokodil a real threat or just media hype?
Like with any other hard-to-believe story, the case of the drug Krokodil is being sensationalized in the news. The drug is very real and now that there have been at least a handful of cases, we are seeing more and... Learn MoreOverdose profile: Heroin
According to NIDA (the National Institute on Drug Abuse) more than 50 percent of people who use heroin have an addiction to the drug. Heroin usually comes in a powder form that ranges from bright white to dark brown that... 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 MoreDrug Myths Debunked: Heroin
Heroin has a really, really bad reputation. It is touted as the worst drug on the face of the planet. Pictures of its users usually include homeless people in alleys shooting it up with dirty needles. What many people know... Learn MoreNatasha Lyonne Channels Her Inner Junkie on ‘Orange is the New Black’
[caption id="attachment_10991" align="aligncenter" width="469"] via wifflegif.com[/caption] Long before Amanda Bynes and Lindsay Lohan had highly public, drug fueled meltdowns, Natasha Lyonne was making headlines for her behavior. In 2004, Page Six dubbed her the “cracktress” who was regularly spotted roaming below... Learn MoreThe 5 Steps of Opiate Detox in Florida
What Are Opiates? Opiates refer to a class of narcotic drugs that are originally derived from the Opium plant but may be synthetic, or man-made. Opiates include Oxycodone, Methadone, Hydrocodone – basically, any of your prescription painkillers. Oh and of... Learn More
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