by Valiant | May 18, 2015 | Drug abuse, heroin use
Over the last few years the rate of heroin use has jumped among individuals who abuse opioid pain medications, and the biggest increase was seen with the Caucasian population. A new study that was performed by the Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health...
by Valiant | May 8, 2015 | Drug abuse, heroin use
A recent report from the federal government shows that heroin abuse in the USA has started to level off, but the rate of use and the heroin overdose numbers are still very high and this is still a big reason for concern. Pamela Hyde, the SAMHSA Administrator, stated...
by Valiant | Apr 20, 2015 | Drug abuse, heroin use, Prescription drug abuse, teen drug use
1. What are Naloxene rescue kits? These kits have everything needed to start reversing an overdose so that the individual who took the drug has a better chance of surviving the event without permanent damage. The kit contains a drug called naloxene which reverses...
by Valiant | Dec 5, 2014 | Drug abuse, heroin use, Prescription drug abuse
In addition the OD rates for heroin have also tripled in number during the same decade. These surprising facts can be found in the recent report released by the CDC. The report does have reason to hope though, because between 2011 and 2012 there was a 5% decrease in...
by Valiant | Oct 3, 2014 | Addiction treatment, Drug abuse, heroin use, Prescription drug abuse
There have been many critics who believe that prescription opioid pain medications have been over prescribed in the USA and other countries, and heroin use today often results from opioid use. In the past this was not typically true. In the 1960s and 1970s individuals...
by Valiant | Sep 29, 2014 | Drug abuse, heroin use, relapse prevention, teen drug use
Friends and family members are also affected by heroin abuse in many different ways as well. Loved ones may feel anger, hurt, betrayed, taken advantage of, resentment, and fear at the same time. With heroin addiction there is always the very real possibility that the...
