Dr. Shames Talks About Opiate Addiction in Oregon
Dr. Shames talks about opiate addiction in Oregon – Dr. Jim Shames, medical director of Jackson County Health and Human Services talks about how bad the opiate addiction problem is in Oregon and why our state …
Heroin and synthetic opiate use on rise among South Bay teens
45-year-old Armando Antunes of San Jose says he developed an addiction to Vicodin and Norco in his early 30s. "I was starting to take the pills for more of a relaxing type of thing instead of aches and pains," said Antunes. "So I would take a pill for …
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Into the mind of … Doug Coleman
There is a direct link between the abuse of opiate-based drugs such as oxycodone and heroin addiction. Because both drugs are opiate based, addicts can use the two interchangeably. The abuse of opiate-based pharmaceuticals drives increased heroin use …
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NJ lawmakers eye treatment options for heroin abuse
ADVERTISEMENT. TRENTON — Seeking to curb the unprecedented heroin and opiate abuse in New Jersey, state lawmakers took the first step this week toward comprehensive reforms to the state's approach to substance-abuse treatment and prevention.
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