Heroin in America: Addicts Face Barriers to Treatment
Heroin in America: Addicts face barriers to treatment
It is true that, unlike withdrawal from dependencies on alcohol or benzodiazepines like Xanax, heroin withdrawal does not kill. But it is so horrible — users feel like their bones are breaking, they sweat and get the chills and shakes, and fluids leak …
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Overdose drug is approved
The federal Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that use of Narcan has helped to prevent 10,000 opioid overdose deaths. Opioid overdoses can … Narcan sends the victim into immediate withdrawal and reverses the effects of the drug by helping …
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