Prescription Painkillers Seen as a Gateway to Heroin – New York Times
Prescription Painkillers Seen as a Gateway to Heroin – New York Times
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Prescription Painkillers Seen as a Gateway to Heroin
New York Times “The old-school user, pre-1990s, mostly used just heroin, and if there was none around, went through withdrawal,” said Stephen E. Lankenau, a sociologist at Drexel University who has surveyed young addicts. Today, he said, “users switch back … Rates … |
Methadone+ Withdrawal – Google News
When calling 911 can land you in jail – Al Jazeera America
Al Jazeera America |
When calling 911 can land you in jail
Al Jazeera America A 2011 study by the University of Washington found that 88 percent of opiate users polled by outreach workers said they would be more likely to call for assistance during future overdoses in light of that state's good Samaritan law. … Besides the … An unseen side of heroin crisis Philip Seymour Hoffman's death: The face of heroin abuse is changing Philip Seymour Hoffman's death points to broader opioid drug epidemic |