Prescription Drug Abuse Gateway to Injected Drugs, Study Suggests
A new study suggests that abuse of prescription opioids may be a first step on the path toward misuse of heroin and other injected drugs. …
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Vaccine Shows Promise Against Heroin Addiction in Animal Model
A new vaccine shows promise in heroin addiction treatment, a study in rats suggests. …
Injection Drug Users Need Substance Abuse Treatment More than Non-Injection Drug Users, Study Finds
Injection drug users have higher rates of abuse and dependence and have a greater need for substance abuse treatment compared with non-injecting drug users, a new study suggests. …
Police in North Carolina See Rise in “Black Tar” Heroin Use
Police in Charlotte, NC report a rise in the use of “black tar” heroin, a highly addictive drug that appears to be especially popular among young users in affluent neighborhoods. …
Officials Say Reformulation of OxyContin Has Increased Interest in Abuse of Other Narcotics
Now that OxyContin has been reformulated to make the opioid harder to snort, inject or chew, The New York Times reports that demand for other narcotics has increased. …
Prescription Pill Use Among Teens Leads to Heroin Addiction, NJ Experts Testify
The abuse of prescription drugs among teens is growing in New Jersey and is leading to heroin addiction, experts testified at a state hearing this week. …
Deaths From Prescription Opioids Drop in Seattle Area for First Time in a Decade
Researchers at the University of Washington found that fatal overdoses in the Seattle area, involving prescription-type opiates, declined for the first time in a decade, from 161 in 2009 to 130 in 2010, though they remain the most common drug type involved in overdose deaths. …
Two Senators Ask Government to Shut Down Website Selling Illegal Drugs
Two U.S. senators are calling on the federal government to shut down a website that sells illegal drugs using layers of secrecy to avoid detection. The website sells drugs including cocaine, heroin and methamphetamines. …
Canadian Supreme Court Considers North America’s Only Legal Injection Site
The Canadian Supreme Court will consider the legality of North America’s only government-sanctioned facility that medically supervises the injection of illegal drugs. On Thursday, the court is scheduled to hear a case that pits its founders against the government, which says the facility promotes drug abuse. …
Rise in Hepatitis C Infection in Young Adults in MA Linked to Heroin Use
The use of heroin and other injectable drugs are contributing to the rise in hepatitis C infections among white youth in Massachusetts, according to a report by the state’s Department of Public Health. …
Vaccine Shows Promise Against Heroin Addiction in Animal Model
A new vaccine shows promise in heroin addiction treatment, a study in rats suggests. …
Injection Drug Users Need Substance Abuse Treatment More than Non-Injection Drug Users, Study Finds
Injection drug users have higher rates of abuse and dependence and have a greater need for substance abuse treatment compared with non-injecting drug users, a new study suggests. …
Police in North Carolina See Rise in “Black Tar” Heroin Use
Police in Charlotte, NC report a rise in the use of “black tar” heroin, a highly addictive drug that appears to be especially popular among young users in affluent neighborhoods. …
Officials Say Reformulation of OxyContin Has Increased Interest in Abuse of Other Narcotics
Now that OxyContin has been reformulated to make the opioid harder to snort, inject or chew, The New York Times reports that demand for other narcotics has increased. …
Prescription Pill Use Among Teens Leads to Heroin Addiction, NJ Experts Testify
The abuse of prescription drugs among teens is growing in New Jersey and is leading to heroin addiction, experts testified at a state hearing this week. …
Deaths From Prescription Opioids Drop in Seattle Area for First Time in a Decade
Researchers at the University of Washington found that fatal overdoses in the Seattle area, involving prescription-type opiates, declined for the first time in a decade, from 161 in 2009 to 130 in 2010, though they remain the most common drug type involved in overdose deaths. …
Two Senators Ask Government to Shut Down Website Selling Illegal Drugs
Two U.S. senators are calling on the federal government to shut down a website that sells illegal drugs using layers of secrecy to avoid detection. The website sells drugs including cocaine, heroin and methamphetamines. …
Canadian Supreme Court Considers North America’s Only Legal Injection Site
The Canadian Supreme Court will consider the legality of North America’s only government-sanctioned facility that medically supervises the injection of illegal drugs. On Thursday, the court is scheduled to hear a case that pits its founders against the government, which says the facility promotes drug abuse. …
Rise in Hepatitis C Infection in Young Adults in MA Linked to Heroin Use
The use of heroin and other injectable drugs are contributing to the rise in hepatitis C infections among white youth in Massachusetts, according to a report by the state’s Department of Public Health. …
