Maryland’s Heroin Deaths Increase as Prescription Drug Abuse Declines

Published December 13, 2012

Maryland’s Heroin Deaths Increase as Prescription Drug Abuse Declines
Filed under: Drug Abuse and Addiction
The number of people in Maryland who have switched from abusing prescription drugs to heroin is on the rise, resulting in an increase in heroin-related deaths, according to The Baltimore Sun.
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Controversial Surgery for Addiction Burns Away Brain’s Pleasure Center
Filed under: Drug Abuse and Addiction
How far should doctors go in attempting to cure addiction? In China, some physicians are taking the most extreme measures. By destroying parts of the brain’s “pleasure centers” in heroin addicts and alcoholics, these neurosurgeons hope to stop drug cravings. But damaging the brain region involved in addictive desires risks permanently ending the entire spectrum of natural longings and emotions …
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