Tag: Heroin
Small set of genes can predict propensity to heroin addiction with...
A 2016 study identified a small set of genes that can predict who has a high propensity to heroin addiction.
Genetic predisposition to heroin addiction...
Tolerance and dependence: Heroin’s impact on the brain
More than 5 million people ages 12 and older reported using heroin in their lifetime, and 828,000 reported using it in the past year,...
Cravings for heroin persists in the brain nine days after death,...
A new study conducted by the Medical University of Vienna found that cravings endured by those who suffer from an opioid substance use disorder...
Heroin deaths more than triple over four-year period, study shows
The number of deaths from heroin overdoses more than tripled from 2010 to 2014, according to a recent study from the National Center for...
Addiction and recovery: A family affair
Mike Ferris, 38, knew he hit rock bottom in his battle with substance abuse as he laid in the guest bedroom of his mother’s...
Teen sports may protect against addiction, study shows
According to a study published by the American Academy of Pediatrics earlier this year, teenagers who engage in regular athletic activities are less likely...
Synthetic opioid more than 10,000 times more powerful than morphine spreading...
A synthetic opioid that is 10,000 times more powerful than morphine and 100 times stronger than fentanyl has been responsible for a recent spate...
New Hampshire on track for another record year of fatal overdoses
The New Hampshire Drug Monitoring Initiative (DMI) reported last month that from January 1 to October 7 the state had a total of 286 drug...
OxyContin sets ‘em up, and the cartels knock ‘em down
Are doctors who overprescribe opioid painkillers and the Mexican drug cartels unwitting partners in a vicious cycle of addiction?
“Sometime ago, there was a shift...
Addicts flock to Instagram to share their pain
“Junk is not a kick," wrote William S. Burroughs under the pseudonym William Lee, in the early 50s. "It is a way of life."...
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