Drug overdose

A Matter of Time Until Heroin Shows Up in Region

A matter of time until heroin shows up in region
According a report by the Trust for America's Health, proscription drug abuse has become a top health concern across the nation, with its overdose rate higher than those connected to heroin and cocaine combined. Cavender said since 2010, prescription …
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House Armed Services Committee Hearing

House Armed Services Committee Hearing
The majority of heroin sold in the United States comes from either Colombia or Mexico , and we are seeing a significant increase in heroin-related overdoses and deaths in our country. n4 Additionally, opium poppy production now appears to be increasing …
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Cocaine Effects on the Body (What Happens When Your High)?

Question by Brittany b: Cocaine effects on the body (what happens when your high)?
What does it do to the body when in use?

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Answer by angelbaby
Basically, cocaine overworks your body and brain. It sends the body into overdrive – boosting your heart rate, blood… Continue reading

What Are the Signs of Overdosing?

Question by ChaoticTemptations: what are the signs of overdosing?
my mom is insane. lets just say that. but what are the signs of her O.D ing? this is what shes doing: stumbling around not knowing what shes doing. wearing her underware and a shirt. her eyes are super wide and… Continue reading

The Forgotten Victims of Human Trafficking

The forgotten victims of human trafficking
"They start offering drugs to us until you get addicted – mostly cocaine or heroin – so most of the girls can't leave because they've turned into addicts." One of the girls she worked with died of a heroin overdose. She was only 19.… Continue reading

Weed Use Up, Cocaine Use Down, US Report Finds

Weed Use Up, Cocaine Use Down, US Report Finds
Americans spent $ 100 billion a year on cocaine, heroin, marijuana and methamphetamine — or a total of $ 1 trillion over the decade, the RAND Drug Policy Research Center report estimated. "Having credible estimates of the number of heavy drug… Continue reading

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Opiate abuse may be up, but overdose deaths are flat
Peter Shumlin highlighted the opiate addiction crisis in… Continue reading

Heroin Arrests Hit Record in Brown County

Heroin arrests hit record in Brown County
The county has had one possible heroin overdose death this year, still awaiting laboratory confirmation, five last year and nine the year before, according to the Brown County Medical Examiner's office. Deaths have been declining not because heroin use …
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Why Do Some People Get Addicted to Cocaine, While Others Don’t?

Question by : Why do some people get addicted to cocaine, while others don’t?
In school, we’re learning about drugs in my health class. They said that cocaine can be a very addictive drug, yet sometimes, certain people don’t get addicted, no matter how much they use. Why… Continue reading

What Happens if Someone Takes Too Much Cocaine?

Question by ?: What happens if someone takes too much cocaine?
i know that they will die, but is there anything else that could happen to the person? or is death the only thing that can happen.

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Answer by Hannah
serious health issues that kill you… Continue reading