Joel and Arianne’s story – Stories of Heroin Survival – My Treatment My Choice – Joel was stuck in a destructive cycle of heroin treatment and relapse, until a crisis point in his relationship with Arianne led him to seek help from a spec…

 

Where to get help, information about heroin addiction

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Gateway Foundation Alcohol & Drug Treatment, a nonprofit organization with a treatment center in Aurora. Learn more at http://recovergateway.org. • Hearts of Hope, a nonprofit organization that works for drug-free communities through awareness …
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Don't treat heroin and opioid addiction as short-term conditions: paper

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VANCOUVER – Addiction to heroin and other opioids is a long-term, chronic disease that can't simply be fixed with a few weeks or months on methadone, a group of British Columbia-based researchers argue in a newly released paper. Designing treatment …
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Bringing addicts in from the streets

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Not to get high as a substitute for heroin. They are using it to treat their heroin addiction. These purchasers can't afford or otherwise access this medication legally. Their only option is to buy it on the streets and self-treat. These purchasers are …
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