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Information Article: Heroin addiction

Heroin is an extremely addictive drug. Heroin is one of the most misused drugs and heroin addiction is very serious. Heroin is illegal and some forms of the drug bought on the streets can be highly dangerous as they are often cut with ....

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News Article: Number of babies exposed to drugs effectively reduced by 'recovery coaches'

... of the women had given birth to at least one substance-exposed infant prior to enrollment in the study.

Although several characteristics - age, race, and cocaine or Heroin use among them - place certain women at higher risk for giving birth to a substance exposed infant, mothers who have at least one prior substance-exposed infant are ....

Article published on 13/01/2009 by Addiction Advisor

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News Article: DrugScope responds to NTA figures on young people in treatment for substance misuse

... alcohol; prevalence data confirms that these are the two most commonly used substances among under 18s.The numbers of young people receiving treatment for a primary problem with Heroin (3%), cocaine (2%) or crack cocaine (1%) were comparatively low.

Martin Barnes, Chief Executive of DrugScope, said:
"It is clearly of concern when any young ....

Article published on 04/01/2009 by Addiction Advisor

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News Article: Study assesses success of anti meth adverts

... reported that using meth is not a risky behaviour; teenagers were four times more likely to strongly approve of regular meth use; teenagers were more likely to report that taking Heroin and cocaine is not risky; and up to 50% of teenagers reported that the graphic ads exaggerate the risks of using meth.

The review found that the MMP overlooked ....

Article published on 24/12/2008 by Addiction Advisor

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News Article: SAMHSA releases new data on drug related hospital emergency department visits

... findings include:

Cocaine was involved in 548,608 emergency department visits.

Marijuana was involved in 290,563 emergency department visits.

Heroin was involved in 189,780 emergency department visits.

There were 126,704 emergency department visits by patients under age 21 where alcohol was the only substance ....

Article published on 19/12/2008 by Addiction Advisor

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News Article: Study will seek to break cycle of chemical dependence and incarceration

serving time, prisoners battling Heroin addiction, mental illness and HIV face many challenges as they re-enter society. As part of an effort to make this transition easier on both the prisoner and the community, researchers at the Yale University AIDS Program will study HIV prevention and drug treatment in soon-to-be released prisoners in Connecticut ....

Article published on 16/12/2008 by Addiction Advisor

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News Article: Working towards recovery, Getting problem drug users into jobs, UKDPC report released

... employers.

This is a summary of the main findings from a review which looks at getting problem drug users (PDUs) (defined as those with problems associated with using Heroin or crack cocaine) into employment in the UK.

Programmes aimed at getting PDUs to work should be properly evaluated in order to: provide robust evidence of ....

Article published on 10/12/2008 by Addiction Advisor

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News Article: More support needed for employers to hire addicts, says research

... not work unless more radical steps are taken to support employers. The UKDPC research highlighted that:

Two thirds of employers surveyed would refuse to employ a former Heroin or crack cocaine user, even if they were otherwise suitable for the job.

Up to 80% of those in drug treatment are out of work, yet employment can increase the ....

Article published on 08/12/2008 by Addiction Advisor

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News Article: Innovative drugs of abuse testing system announced

... have recently announced an innovative handheld drugs-of-abuse detection device.

Concateno-Philips pioneering system will make testing for drugs such as cocaine and Heroin quicker, simpler and easier enabling immediate point-of-care drug test results, similar to current alcohol tests. Concateno and Philips will deliver the new solution to ....

Article published on 16/11/2008 by Addiction Advisor

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News Article: Extended treatment with combination medication for opioid addicted youths shows benefit

... short-term detoxification program using the same medication, according to a study in the November 5 issue of JAMA.

Recent data suggest that abuse of opioids, including Heroin and prescription pain-relief drugs, is increasing among adolescents, according to background information in the article. "The usual treatment for opioid-addicted youth is ....

Article published on 14/11/2008 by Addiction Advisor

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News Article: Avigen initiates opioid withdrawal trial

... 15 percent of the U.S. adult population."

The clinical study will assess the safety and tolerability of AV411, a non-opioid compound, when administered twice daily to Heroin addicts who are maintained on morphine, a commonly used opiate analgesic drug, over a 14-day period. The trial will assess preliminary efficacy of AV411 for reducing the ....

Article published on 29/10/2008 by Addiction Advisor

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News Article: New national statistics reveal more drug addicts in treatment, and they are staying the course

... ensure all services return data to the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS) in the same way. This will define treatment completed 'drug free' as: no longer using Heroin and crack cocaine, or any other drugs for which treatment is being received.

At the end of 2007/08, over 133,000 people (66 per cent of those in treatment in ....

Article published on 29/10/2008 by Addiction Advisor

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News Article: Toward a fast, life saving test for identifying the purity of heroin, Analytical Chemistry Journal

in Spain are reporting an advance toward a new method for determining the purity of Heroin that could save lives by allowing investigators to quickly identify impure and more toxic forms of the drug being sold on the street. Unlike conventional tests, it does not destroy the original drug sample, according to their report. It is scheduled for the ....

Article published on 24/09/2008 by Addiction Advisor

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News Article: Nature or nurture, are you who your brain chemistry says you are

... types of addiction.

The researchers further suggest that PET could be used to predict a favourable response to treatment with drugs that block agents such as morphine, Heroin or alcohol from binding to opiate receptors and may one day aid in determining treatment of other psychiatric diseases, such as personality disorders. PET may also play a ....

Article published on 18/08/2008 by Addiction Advisor

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News Article: Drug helps heroin addicts stay clean

helps Heroin addicts stay clean, and widespread use of the drug could prove to be an effective public health measure, U.S. researchers say.

Their study of 126 detoxified Heroin-dependent patients compared 24 weeks of treatment with naltrexone (a standard treatment), buprenorphine and placebo. The researchers compared maintenance of ....

Article published on 12/08/2008 by Addiction Advisor

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News Article: Drug addicts can learn to save lives

users can be taught to identify and quickly respond to overdoses of Heroin or other opioids as effectively as medical experts, a Yale University study suggests.

The study supports efforts of some drug counsellors, physicians and public health experts who have started community-based programs to train addicts and supply them with the opioid ....

Article published on 02/06/2008 by Addiction Advisor

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News Article: New Light Shed On Heroin Addiction

from the Howard Florey Institute in Melbourne have identified a factor that may contribute towards the development of Heroin addiction by manipulating the adenosine A2A receptor, which plays a major role in the brain's 'reward pathway'.

Using mice specifically bred without the adenosine A2A receptor, Prof Andrew Lawrence and his team ....

Article published on 02/06/2008 by Addiction Advisor

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News Article: Heroin use is rising amongst the young

workers in South Wales have expressed concern that more and more young people are taking Heroin, including children as young as six.

Information obtained by BBC Wales revealed that the youngest person arrested in recent years for supplying Heroin was aged 10.

Since 2005, 453 young people under 18 have been referred for treatment ....

Article published on 02/05/2008 by Addiction Advisor

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News Article: Call for better treatment of drug addicts

... been a more fitting time to raise aspirations."

July 2007 figures from the Scottish government reveal that around 21,000 people were using methadone to help with a Heroin addiction.

These findings prompted Scotland's community safety minister Fergus Ewing to pledge to improve services to guide methadone users into a drug-free ....

Article published on 25/03/2008 by Addiction Advisor

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News Article: Report criticises imprisonment of drug addicts

... are often forced to detoxify but not provided with any follow-up treatment following being freed from jail, the commission cited figures that one in every 200 addicts who inject Heroin died from overdoses within two weeks of being released.

It also referred to the risks encountered by addicts who are locked up, including strains on their ....

Article published on 18/03/2008 by Addiction Advisor

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News Article: 'One fifth' of US students abusing prescription drugs

... Boyd of the University of Michigan's Substance Abuse Research Center said: "They perceive prescription medications as safer than street drugs such as cocaine and Heroin despite the fact that the stimulants and the opioids (painkillers) are just like cocaine and Heroin. And they're very easy for them to get," reported the ....

Article published on 07/03/2008 by Addiction Advisor

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News Article: Club drug effects compared to brain injury

... that a lot of brain cells are being injured by these drugs.

"That's alarming to society now. People don't seem to take club drugs as seriously as drugs such as Heroin or cocaine."

One version of methamphetamine, crystal meth, is becoming more popular in the UK, according to a leaked investigation report by the Association ....

Article published on 23/02/2008 by Addiction Advisor

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