by Valiant | May 23, 2016 | Addiction treatment, Drug abuse, heroin use, medical studies, Prescription drug abuse, relapse prevention
Hydromorphone, a strong opioid pain medication, could be used as one method of treatment for heroin addiction according to a new study out of Canada. Over 200 heroin addicts from the Vancouver area were involved in the study and these individuals did not respond well...
by Valiant | Sep 28, 2015 | Addiction treatment, heroin use
Heroin addiction is a form of drug abuse that is becoming an epidemic across Canada and the USA, and this form of substance abuse can have deadly consequences. There are plenty of warnings and information available about the dangers of heroin and the highly addictive...
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...
by Valiant | Jul 25, 2014 | Addiction treatment, Drug abuse, heroin use
Community programs and government facilities do not usually offer more than a band aid for the problem, because without intensive substance abuse treatment that uncovers the root of the heroin addiction the relapse rate can be very high with this drug. Individual...
by Valiant | Mar 7, 2014 | Addiction treatment, Drug abuse, heroin use
Most heroin users will have certain items and types of paraphernalia that may be needed to use the drug. This can include razor blades, straws, mirrors, syringes, spoons, cotton balls, and similar items. Once full blown heroin addiction sets in the user may quit...