Scientists can now block heroin, morphine addiction – Dr Mark Hutchinson ARC Research Fellow, School of Medical Sciences The University of Adelaide An international team of scientists involving the University of…

Opinion: Heroin use a mental, medical issue, not a legal one

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Opium-derived pills like Vicodin and Oxycontin have become a popular substitute for heroin in recent years, so law enforcement has begun cracking down on the abuse of prescription medication. Since obtaining these types of painkillers has become more …
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Prescription Drugs Could Be Gateway to Heroin

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Drugs are prepared to shoot intravenously by a user addicted to heroin on February 6, 2014, in St. Johnsbury, Vt. Heroin and other opiates have begun to devastate many communities in the Northeast and Midwest, leading to a surge in fatal overdoses in a …
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