How Do Overdoses Work?
Question by : How do overdoses work?
So im usually careful but I took 2 prescription drugs (valium and dilaudid) after taking cocaine. and i do I know you’re not supposed to take any of these together. Im usually very careful, but tonight (technically last night) I wasn’t.
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Why Is Cocaine So Addictive?
Question by Stryker: Why is cocaine so addictive?
I’m not a crackhead or anything like that, but I have done my share of illegal drugs. The most addictive drug I have ever experienced was cocaine (snorting it).
What makes this drug so addictive?
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Watch the Trailers for Philip Seymour Hoffman's Last Two Completed Films, God …
Watch the trailers for Philip Seymour Hoffman's last two completed films, God …
Philip Seymour Hoffman died from toxic mix of heroin, cocaine and other drugs: autopsy · How Philip Seymour Hoffman's death uprooted the life of Montreal-born addict Robert Aaron Vineberg · Philip Seymour Hoffman embraced drama, comedy and… Continue reading
Pro/con: Stop the Heroin Starter Drug: Tobacco; End Prohibition
Pro/con: Stop the heroin starter drug: tobacco; End prohibition
Pictures DO speak louder than words in your story. Pictured just under the title is an addict with her starter drug — the one we know as tobacco. Indeed, tobacco leads to abuse of other drugs, including alcohol, marijuana, cocaine and… Continue reading
News Briefs From Around Tennessee at 1:58 Am EDT
News briefs from around Tennessee at 1:58 am EDT
(AP) — Opponents of a Tennessee bill that would punish pregnant women who abuse narcotics say it will have the unintended consequence of hurting the very people it's supposed to protect: the babies. Health organizations and … The bill's supporters …… Continue reading
Dedham Fire Department Administering Anti-Opiate Drug
Dedham Fire Department administering anti-opiate drug
Members of the department started carrying Narcan on April 3, a temporary overdose blocker commonly known by its generic name naloxone. People who are overdosing still require medical attention after the drug is administered. Side effects include …
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Hills Police Partner With DEA in Prescription Take Back Day April 26
Hills police partner with DEA in prescription take back day April 26
The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) estimates that there are over six million non-medical users of prescription drugs in the United States. The survey shows that more Americans abuse prescription drugs than the number of… Continue reading
Coalition, Law Enforcement Target County's 'Most Dangerous Drug Dealer'
Coalition, law enforcement target county's 'most dangerous drug dealer'
According to the recently published National Survey on Drug Use and Health, cocaine and methamphetamines use among young adults has dropped significantly, while abuse of prescription drugs has risen. According to Jeremy Leach, RP.h., Pharmacist and …
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Do Young People Realise That MORE People in the US Will Die This Year From Prescription Drug Abuse This Year..?
Question by future fate: Do young people realise that MORE people in the US will die this year from Prescription Drug abuse this year..?
…than from “Street” drugs?
That means Oxycontin, Zanex, and anti-depressants will kill MORE people this year than Heroin, Meth and Crack Cocaine! Try to wrap your… Continue reading
Prescription Pills and Pot Labeled 'gateway' to Heroin
Prescription pills and pot labeled 'gateway' to heroin
SCCCMH has released data of treatment admissions to their Access Center for substance use disorders. The chart only shows … The New York Medical Examiner ruled that heroin, cocaine and prescription drugs brought about Hoffman's death. The St. Clair …
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