Untested Treatment Brings Risks With Potential to Break Addiction In Just One DayAs the opioid crisis continues, desperate addicts are heading to Mexico to try an illegal treatment that involves ibogaine, a potent psychedelic.As reported by the BBC, at the end of a dead end street in a town near the US-Mexico border, ... Read More
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As Opioid Prescriptions Decline, Heroin Overdoses Skyrocket
As Opioid Prescriptions Drop, Addicts Switch to Street Drugs With Deadly ConsequencesWhile opioid prescriptions have declined due to aggressive government regulations and shutting down pill mills, heroin related overdoses have skyrocketed.As reported by the Washington Post, research from the American Action ... Read More
Dave Franco Reflects On His Role As Heroin Addict
Franco Plays Heroin Addict In Challenging RoleDave Franco is the star of a powerful new Netflix show called 6 Balloons which depicts how a heroin addict and his sister struggle with the impact of addiction. For Franco, it proved to be a challenging role.As reported by People.com, the usually comedic actor turns in a ... Read More
2010 OxyContin Reformulation Drove Heroin Deaths
Reformulated OxyContin Helped Fuel Heroin Usage A new study has found a correlation between the 2010 reformulation of OxyContin and a subsequent rise in heroin deaths as addicts switched from prescription drugs to street heroin. As reported by Medical Xpress, efforts by Purdue Pharma in 2010 to make its blockbuster ... Read More
4 Dead In Camden, But Police Fear Identifying Bad Batch of Heroin
Deadly Batch of Drugs Slams CamdenFour are dead in Camden from overdose, but police are reluctant to share the name of the packets for fear that people seeking a more powerful high will rush out to buy them.As reported by NJ 101.5, a "bad" batch of heroin possibly laced with fentanyl has left four people dead, ... Read More
“Heroin Hearse” In WV Delivers Blunt Message: “Heroin kills. Is this your last ride?”
Unusual Approach Motivates Some Addicts To Seek Help A "Heroin Hearse" in Huntington WV delivers a blunt message: "Heroin kills. Is this your last ride?" Owner Dwayne Wood drives thousands of miles to nearby states to raise addiction awareness and urge addicts to seek rehab. As reported by NPR, Woods owns a 1988 ... Read More
2 Former Heroin Addicts Share Their Stories of Recovery
Childhood Friends From Delaware Offer Positive Inspiration for Beating Addiction Greg Morrison and Matthew Miller were childhood friends who became addicted to heroin and eventually became clean. Now they are sharing hope to others through a new project. Greg and Matt were best friends growing up. The type of ... Read More
New Philly Ad Campaign Targets ‘Heroin In Pill Form’
New Ads Take Tough Stance on Prescription PainkillersA provocative new Philly ad campaign targets the use of prescription opioids, warning they are "heroin in pill form" and urges viewers - "don't take the risk". As reported by WHYY, the Philadelphia Department of Public Health is launching a new installment of an ... Read More