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Heroin Addiction

Mar 11 2016

Breaking Point: Heroin In America

Breaking Point - Heroin Addict in America

On tonight's ABC news 20/20 episode, David Muir reports on the epidemic sweeping the country by storm: heroin and opiate addiction. Heroin overdoses are happening everyday to people of all ages and race. Drugs discriminate against no one. One man could not even wait to get home before shooting up heroin in his car in New Hampshire. 129 people in America die everyday in the United States from overdoses, most from prescription pain pills and opiates. Families everywhere are struggling with their … [Read more...] about Breaking Point: Heroin In America

Written by National Addiction Resources · Categorized: Drug Addiction Stories, Heroin Addiction, Oxycontin addiction

Mar 09 2016

Kratom – Drug Addict Help

Kratom Drug Rehab

Kratom, ( Mitragyna speciosa Korth), also known as Kakuam originates from Thailand, where it has been illegal to cultivate the Kratom tree since 1943 due to the leaves having narcotic properties similar to opium. Being an indigenous plant of Thailand, Kratom leaves continue to be used by locals in cooking, as a medication, and as an opium substitute. Addiction is said to be easy with many people having used the leaf all their lives. It helps people to endure arduous manual work, and studies … [Read more...] about Kratom – Drug Addict Help

Written by National Addiction Resources · Categorized: Addict Help, Addictive Drugs, drug addiction, drug rehab, Heroin Addiction

Jan 25 2016

Ohio Fights Prescription Drug Abuse

Ohio Fights Prescription Drug Abuse

Prescription drug abuse in Ohio causes more deaths than suicide or driving accidents. For an outlay of $8.9m the State will qualify for a Federal grant to total $36m to be used to help treat people suffering from mental illness and drug addiction, and hopefully get them into employment. The funding has been applied for against a rise in deaths from drug overdose during recent years, deaths ascribed to an increased availability and use of prescription drugs. Ohio’s current prescription drug … [Read more...] about Ohio Fights Prescription Drug Abuse

Written by National Addiction Resources · Categorized: Addict Help, Addictive Drugs, drug addiction, drug rehab, Heroin Addiction, Oxycontin addiction

Jun 11 2015

Help for Oxycontin Addiction: Holistic Help or Heroin?

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Getting help for Oxycontin addictionmeans getting holistic addict help, not using heroin as a cure for symptoms of pain and withdrawal. Following a 2007 settlement in which Purdue Pharma settled criminal and civil charges of misleading the public as to the addictive properties of Oxycontin, with the payment of a fine of $634.5 million, Oxycontin is still on the market. In early 2010, the packaging of Oxycontin was changed in an attempt to make this “slow release” pain relief drug actually … [Read more...] about Help for Oxycontin Addiction: Holistic Help or Heroin?

Written by National Addiction Resources · Categorized: Addict Help, Addictive Drugs, Alcohol Addiction, drug addiction, drug rehab, Heroin Addiction, Oxycontin addiction

Apr 07 2010

A Message to Young Adults

Dear Young Adults, My name is Jason and I am a 22 year old heroin addict sitting in rehab. I started using drugs right out of elementary school at 13 years old thinking it would give me an easier time fitting in and growing up. Once I started fitting in I still continued to use drugs anyways. I became more dependant and could never get high enough. Soon my life evolved around taking meth to have energy and doing heroin to fall asleep. I could not function normally without chemicals. As soon … [Read more...] about A Message to Young Adults

Written by National Addiction Resources · Categorized: Addict Help, Heroin Addiction

Jan 21 2010

Heroin & Prostitution

In 2008, I was arrested for prostitution. At the police station was a scared young girl sitting beside me, I guessed that she had just been arrested for the first time because her eyes were filled with tears. Looking at her reminded me of when I was arrested for the first time; it was Christmas Eve and I wasn’t even 21 years old at that point and I had been caught shoplifting. Basically, I was from a poor family and my mom and dad had been killed in an accident. When I was in the tank, I met a … [Read more...] about Heroin & Prostitution

Written by National Addiction Resources · Categorized: Addict Help, Addictive Drugs, Heroin Addiction

Jan 19 2010

What to do if you have a Heroin Addict in your Home

Heroin is a very powerful and dangerous drug. It can lead to problems and a journey unlike any your family has ever experienced. If there is a heroin addict in your home, you need to take action now. With heroin, there is no such thing as an occasional hit to get by, although that is exactly the excuse the addict will use. * What do you do when you find out your child or mate or other beloved family member or friend is a heroin addict and is in your home? Here are several suggestions, all of … [Read more...] about What to do if you have a Heroin Addict in your Home

Written by National Addiction Resources · Categorized: Addict Help, Addictive Drugs, Heroin Addiction

Dec 17 2009

Addiction Signs of Heroin

The addiction signs of heroin are as a result of repeated intake of heroin which is a narcotic drug. In many countries, it is illegal to be in possession of heroin. Usually, the drug is intravenously injected into the body’s system or snorted. Thereafter, it creates an intense feeling of pleasure. The addiction of heroin drives the addict into a repeated use of the drug even though it hasgrave consequences. Even when a person is willing to stop its use, the addict feels and experiences an … [Read more...] about Addiction Signs of Heroin

Written by National Addiction Resources · Categorized: Addict Help, Addictive Drugs, Heroin Addiction

Nov 03 2009

What to do with a Heroin Addict in your House

You have just found out that you have a heroin addict living in your house. Whether it is your partner, your teenage child or another family member, it is time to make some hard choices and take the steps to deal with the situation without anyone getting hurt or further traumatized. The first thing to do is make sure that access to credit cards and money is not available. A person who is a heroin addict is quite likely to “borrow”, in other words, steal from the family in order to buy heroin … [Read more...] about What to do with a Heroin Addict in your House

Written by National Addiction Resources · Categorized: Addict Help, Heroin Addiction

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