Heroin Addicts Face Barriers to Treatment

Heroin addicts face barriers to treatment
Of the 23.1 million Americans who needed treatment for drugs or alcohol in 2012, only 2.5 million people received aid at a specialty facility, according to the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Heroin addicts are a …
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Hanover vs. heroin: Not just an urban problem
Weight seemed to melt off, and he wore long sleeves to hide the marks of the addiction. Utermahlen tried several times to quit, but the withdrawal symptoms — depression, fever, cramps — would leave him bedridden and he would run back to the drug just …
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'Epipen for addicts' proposed to fight prescription drug overdoses
According to statistics obtained by CBC Hamilton from the Drug and Alcohol Treatment Information System, admission rates for local opioid withdrawal programs are now the second highest in the province, behind northern Ontario. In 2002, one in 10 people …
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Virginia June teaches Auricular Acupuncture at Healing Point Clinic – Acupuncture is the world’s oldest science. It has been around for 3000 to 5000 years. Auricular (ear) acupuncture is more recent, having been created and p…