Tag Archives: Heroin

Former Celtic Chris Herren Using “Project Purple” to Fight Drug Addiction
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Posted on April 26, 2012 by

Chris Herren already knows how this is going to end when the Boston sky darkens Tuesday evening and one by one the downtown buildings are bathed in a purple glow for his anti-drug project. He will feel the tears slide … Continue reading →

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Etta James Battled with Success and Drug Addiction
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Posted on January 24, 2012 by

Etta James’ performance of the enduring classic, At Last, was the embodiment of refined soul.  The angelic-sounding strings harkened the arrival of her passionate yet measured vocals as she sang tenderly about a love finally realized after a long and … Continue reading →

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Drug Detox: Why Methadone Doesn’t Work
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Posted on January 12, 2012 by

The first task of the day in the pharmacy is to prepare the methadone, a little over a gallon this morning. Its supervised daily consumption has been the mainstay of the harm reduction philosophy that has largely driven heroin addiction … Continue reading →

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Law Enforcement Agencies Grapple With Heroin Resurgence
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Posted on October 18, 2011 by

Marijuana isn’t always the “gateway drug” that leads to hard-core substance addiction. For some, it doesn’t begin to compare with what’s right there in the medicine cabinet. “Prescription drugs are one of the things that get kids hooked” and lead … Continue reading →

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Blind Sighted to Drug Abuse
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Posted on October 11, 2011 by

One mother has made it a mission to warn others, having come close to losing her son to an addiction he fed in his upstairs bedroom.  They grew up in the suburbs, four kids with strong family ties. All of … Continue reading →

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Suburban Whites Moving from Pain Pills to Heroin
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Posted on September 28, 2011 by

Hurt in a car crash, a Geneva woman got hooked on the painkiller Vicodin. When one doctor stopped prescribing it, she got it from others and was sneaking around so much that her husband thought she was cheating, said her counselor, … Continue reading →

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Getting High for Less: Easier Access to Better, Cheaper Heroin Cripples Small Towns
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Posted on August 22, 2011 by

Don’t the name “black tar” fool you, this dark and muddy blob is actually the newest and purest form of heroin hitting the drug market. Black tar dealers are cashing in by selling cheaper, more potent highs to former prescription … Continue reading →

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Looking Back: Drug addiction in the 1920s
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Posted on July 19, 2011 by

Most people think of drug addiction as a modern problem, but it has been around for a long time, just not in the obvious forms that we see it today. In the early 20th century, addictive drugs, such as morphine, … Continue reading →

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20,000 Iranian Addicts Gather to Celebrate Recovery
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Posted on July 18, 2011 by

The largest public gathering of drug addicts in recorded history—after Woodstock, of course—may have just taken place in, of all places, downtown Tehran, under the approving eyes of the mullahs. According to the 2011 UN World Drug Report, Iran has one of … Continue reading →

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Painkillers Are a Gateway to Heroin
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Posted on July 1, 2011 by

This past winter, I found myself following a drug dealer and his crew up the dark stairway of a triple-decker apartment building on the outskirts of Boston. Reaching a unit on the top floor, the young man pulled a gun … Continue reading →

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