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Question by : is this normal for someone coming down from heroin?
My 15 year old brother is coming down from heroin and its been ugly he has been shaking puking and in massive amounts of pain. He won’t go to rehab and my parents are thinking about making him go in against his will he does wan’t to quit but i guess his pride is getting in the way and he doesn’t want help and he wants to try it on his own. But is this normal i mean how he is feeling? He has also been sweating so bad it has soaked his bed i a so worried i haven’t been able to sleep yet and id on’t want to because i don’t want to lose my baby brother.

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Discouraged by the clinic from tapering – A lot of doctors want you to stay on the pills. — I was on 145 mg of methadone/day for 5 years and then tried to tamper. After another year, I had gotten to 14 mg/day, but the clinic discouraged me. I switch…

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Question by C.C.: Continuation of heroin overdoses after a near fatal OD?
I have been a heroin addict for about 10 years. I was clean for 6 months before a bad relapse where I overdosed and ended up in the hospital. It was almost fatal, I was not breathing when the paramedics arrived. I unfortunately have continued heroin use through this week but am finding that no matter the amount, I blackout, or in other words, have less serious OD’s. I come to within a short amount of time, but it is very unusual for me. Did I do some sort of serious damage to my brain or body from the near fatal overdose? Is my liver maybe damaged or is my body somehow responding differently to the shots of heroin? I am obviously going to get clean again because it is clear that my next injection of heroin could quite easily kill me, but I’m worried about irreversible damage. Has anyone ever heard of similar experiences?    Read more...

Preventing Overdoses when Using Methadone to Treat Chronic Pain — A report from the Institute for Safe Medication Practices lists several reasons for the serious and sometime fatal overdoses that have occurred when methadon…

For Young People Addicted to Painkillers, the Path Less Taken — Why?
So, when parents find themselves at the critical crossroads of what to do for an opiate-addicted child, what can they do to get help? What are our doctors providing, or even offering, to them? While no one treatment approach is right for every teen, it …
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How to Save a Life leads addicts to recovery resources
Depending on the addict's finances and whether health insurance comes into play, the group makes calls to place the addict in the appropriate treatment center. If the addict … Three weeks later, she found her son dead of a methadone overdose …
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What happened to the scary triple dip recession Ed Balls?
Not only did the triple dip fail to materialise but revisions of economic data by the Office for National Statistics revealed that the double dip never happened either. …. 12/With three months notice the government must stop feeding methadone to …
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Our view: methadone clinic dispute should be closely watched
Spectrum's letter said the clinic will not only administer methadone to patients addicted to heroin, but also provide educational services such as counseling and teaching independent living skills. “The Dover Amendment exempts … Methadone was the …
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A Former Wall Street Trader Took These Devastating Photos Of Addicts In The …
Some of his most powerful work comes from Hunts Point, Bronx, where he has photographed hundreds of drug addicts. Along with his photos, Arnade writes down his subjects' stories, with help from …. the Bronx and brownstone Brooklyn is jarring but not …
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[as long as Medicaid is paying for your methadone treatment, they never try to bring your dose down] — “if you have (Medicaid) and you’re not paying for anything at the clinic, no one is ever saying you should go down (in your methadone dose)” “it’s nice, kind…

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