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Autopsy Scheduled for Philip Seymour Hoffman, Answers Sought on Actor's Drug

Autopsy scheduled for Philip Seymour Hoffman, answers sought on actor's drug … New York City police sources familiar with the investigation said 50 small bags of what appeared to be heroin were found in Hoffman's apartment along with other drugs. Police investigating Hoffman's death were trying to determine the source of the … Read more on In-Forum And I guess that I just don't know More broadly, if safe injection sites, free government treatment for addicts and provision of free heroin to resistant addicts destroyed the profit margin for dealing heroin in New York City, it might become a lot harder for occasional users to get … Read more on The Economist (blog) Read more... ...

Has Anyone With Endometriosis Had a Good Experience With Lupron?

Question by monkey mom: Has anyone with endometriosis had a good experience with Lupron? I have had two laparoscopies in the past three years and I’m having pain again. The doctor suggested this instead since I don’t want to get pregnant right now. Any input would be great! Thanks. Best answer: Answer by [email protected] had a terrible experience with Lupron. It gave me considerable pain in my hip and other problems. At one point, I could barely walk! Another friend of mine had similar problems. I would avoid it. Read more... ...

Drug Addiction Rehabilitation Program for Adolescents in Elora, Ontario – Portage

  Drug Addiction Rehabilitation Program for adolescents in Elora, Ontario – Portage – Residents and graduates of the Portage Elora program describe their struggles with substance abuse and their appreciation for the Portage drug addiction rehabilitation program in Ontario. Residents, staff, and Portage Ontario Board Members talk about how Portage helps Ontario youth seek Freedom from Addiction. Portage is a cross-Canada non-profit organisation that fosters the strengths and skills of substance dependent persons to enable them, through comprehensive and cost-effective interventions based on the therapeutic community approach, to live lives of sobriety, filled with dignity, self-respect, and accomplishment. www.portage.ca Read more... ...

10 Celebrities Caught on Tape With Drugs

  10 Celebrities Caught on Tape with Drugs – Paris Hilton, Amy Winehouse, Lindsay Lohan and the other celebrities stupid enough to be filmed taking drugs are all included in this video. www.liquidgeneration.com   Law enforcement struggles to control rising prescription drug abuse Filed under: celebrity drug users North Carolinians searching for answers to the state's growing drug abuse problem won't find what they're looking for in the colloquial meth lab or opium den. According to the most recent research published by the governor's crime commission in Raleigh … Read more on Morganton News Herald Read more... ...

Drug Used to Treat Alcohol Addiction Associated With Serious Side Effects

...  is alerting healthcare professionals about the risk of serious reactions at the injection site among patients treated with Vivitrol (naltrexone). Vivitrol is administered intramuscularly to treat alcohol dependence. FDA has received nearly 200 reports of injection site reactions, including cellulitis, induration, hematoma, abscess, sterile abscess and necrosis. Some patients needed surgical intervention. The risk may be increased if the drug is injected subcutaneously or accidentally into fatty tissue. Practitioners using Vivitrol should use only the specially designed needle that comes with the drug, and take care not to inject the material intravenously, subcutaneously, or into fatty tissue. The special needle may not be long enough to reach ...