Heroin is causing big problems in the windy city. According to a recent study, Chicago has one of the largest problems with heroin and the problems associated with its use. Taking into account every other metropolitan region in the country, Chicago ranks at the top.
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A tough new law designed to crack down on prescription drug abuse in Florida went into effect in September 2011. Florida’s problem with easily obtained drugs from “pill mills” is so pervasive that it is spilling over into adjoining states, and various senators and governors from these regions have urged Florida Gov. Rick Scott to implement the anti-drug legislation.
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Doctors and researchers at the Scripps Research Institute have experienced a strong response to their latest vaccine for heroin addiction treatment in animal studies. They are hopeful the vaccine will be helpful for humans who need help battling their heroin addiction.
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New studies are showing that those who may have an addiction to salt, can also be more apt to a cocaine or heroin addiction. Scientists in the United States and Australia have discovered that there is a correlation between salt and other drugs in the hypothalamus portion of the brain.
A senior at Vermont’s Danville High School is about to be a published writer at 17 years old. Her book “Mother Where Art Thou?” chronicles her experience with her mother’s addiction to heroin.
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The UN Office on Drugs and Crime reported last week that Russia is the world’s biggest target market for heroin distribution and consumes one-fifth of all heroin produced globally. Now, every third person killed by heroin is Russian.
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It has long been known that Afghanistan is the world’s leading narcotics supplier—in fact, the country is responsible for 95 percent of the world’s heroin—but the country also hides an enormous drug addiction problem that is on the brink of fueling an HIV/AIDS epidemic.
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Dan Piirainen told Nevada’s News 4 that he watched some of his lifelong friends’ lives turn upside-down as they experimented with heroin. A group of his friends started using the dangerous drug at young ages, some as young as 17.
By Suzanne Kane
When you are in the grip of heroin, it seems like you’ll never be free of it. Heroin addiction is one of the most difficult drugs to overcome, it’s true, but that doesn’t mean it’s impossible. You do need to be prepared for a long haul. And you do need courage and conviction.