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Apartment Fire Uncovers $3 Million in Heroin, Fentanyl, and Meth

Heroin , fentanyl , and meth , oh my. The strange things that’ll accidentally be found during a house fire. Recently, in a town in Harr…

Gabapentin Directly Linked to Increase in Heroin Overdoses

…nk increased heroin overdoses with increased abuse of Gabapentin. At the University of Bristol in England, a recent study finally linked Gabapentin abuse with an increase in heroin overdose deat…

As Coronavirus Officially Becomes a Pandemic, Addiction Marches On

…when it comes to addiction and the current opioid crisis. It has been several years now since heroin made its big comeback, and we have since seen it evolve into even more dangerous drugs such as …

Drug-Free Withdrawal | Narconon

…lp, I did make it through heroin withdrawal. I have not had pain since.” “I went to 12-Step. They told me relapse is part of recovery. I was introduced to heroin by listening to other peo…

Give Yourself a Fighting Chance

… I started using drugs when I was 14 years old. By the time I was 29, I was using heroin daily. I thought heroin would take my life and leave my son without a mother. Thankfully, my mom found this…

Suncoast Rehab Tells: A Bit of History About Opiates

…ly, English researcher CR Wright synthesized heroin.  In Germany, the term “heroin” was coined from the German ”heroisch,” meaning heroic or strong. Heroin began being sold as a diluted form of morphi…

Fentanyl Test Strips: The Newest Way to Combat Overdose

…at promised to help—along with needle exchanges, safe injection sites, and the development of a heroin vaccination . On the flip side, many inventions were created to ensure the drug problem continu…

Vermont Town Sees Eleven Overdoses in Less than 12 Hours

…making its way around local drug supplies and it’s not just in heroin. Fentanyl and its analogs have been found in everything from heroin to cocaine , to methamphetamine , and even in marijuana. …

Miami Corrections Officer Caught Selling Heroin and Fentanyl in a School Zone

…star get injured, put on painkillers , and eventually throw all his hopes and dreams away with heroin addiction. We’ve seen professionals like doctors, lawyers, and law enforcement officers lose the…

New Jersey Cop OD’s While on Duty

…licated as the epicenter of the drug crisis. In 2004 when fentanyl  started coming around and  heroin  was already a known problem, the strongest dope was notoriously from the Garden State and dist…