Posts Tagged ‘heroin addicts’

HCV and HIV Infection among Heroin Addicts in Methadone Maintenance Treatment (MMT) and Not in MMT in Changsha and Wuhan, China.

Filed under: Methadone Clinics

PLoS One. 2012; 7(9): e45632
Wang X, Tan L, Li Y, Zhang Y, Zhou D, Liu T, Hao W

OBJECTIVE: To compare HCV and HIV infection among heroin addicts in MMT and not in MMT in two large cities in central China. METHODS: A total of 541 heroin addicts were recruited from MMT clinics and voluntary detoxification centers in Changsha and Wuhan, China. Structured questionnaires collected data on their socio-demographics, clinical status, risk behaviors, and their knowledge of HIV. Their HIV serostatus and Hepatitis C virus (HCV) serostatus were determined by testing antibodies in blood serum. RESULTS: We observed a higher prevalence of HCV infection among MMT heroin addicts (82.3%) than that in the non-MMT group (50.6%). However, our findings indicated that the heroin addicts in MMT had less drug or sexual HIV/HCV risk behaviors and more knowledge about HIV than non-MMT addicts. The heroin addicts in MMT had a significantly higher percentage of individuals who always used condoms (44.9%) compared with patients in the non-MMT group (14.6%, p?=?0.039), and they had more knowledge about HIV than non-MMT individuals (p<.001). The percentage of HIV-positive addicts in the MMT group (0.7%) and non-MMT group (0.8%) were almost same. CONCLUSION: Our study indicated that the rate of HCV infection among heroin addicts among MMT or non-MMT settings in central China is very high. The non-MMT heroin addicts have higher risk of becoming infected with HCV in the future, while at present they have lower rates of HCV infection than MMT heroin addicts. Although rates of HIV infection among MMT and non-MMT heroin addicts are low now, they are all at great risk of becoming infected with HIV in the future, especially for non-MMT heroin addicts. We should use the MMT sites as a platform to improve the control of HCV and HIV infection in heroin addicts. Source

 

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Cholesterol has repercussions for recovering heroin addicts

Filed under: heroin treatment

"Preventing relapse is an important issue for the treatment of heroin dependency," Chen et al say. "Applying plasma and other compact biomarkers associated with treatment effect… might provide a useful adjunct to predicting and ultimately mitigating …
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Coroner: Heroin use a 'crisis' in county

Filed under: heroin treatment

Question by TheCreator23: What makes risk of overdose so high among heroin addicts?
Why do addicts overdose so much?

Also, what is the “gateway effect” many believe is associated with marijuana?

Best answer:

Answer by 1stAngel*
B/c of bad heroin & they only care about getting high,not the after effects. Getting a fix is #1 priority,they believe they can’t be helped nor do they care..it’s all about the next hit. also if they get anything pills,whatever they will take that too b4 & after the heroin…most don’t over does on purpose & most do it by mistake. So many death associated w/this drud was classified as a suicide & that’s simple not true..also some was meant to commit suicide & was classified as overdose. I guess it’s true in any case so it really doesn’t matte b/c to allow ones self to feel the need to use & have it all the time…is to be suicidal.

I was painkiller addict … taking 140 pills a week – The Sun

Filed under: Methadone Side Effects

The Sun

I was painkiller addict … taking 140 pills a week The Sun I was referred to a programme for addicts as an outpatient, had counselling and was put on a medication to wean me off painkillers — in the same way methadone can help heroin addicts. I had to go back to the clinic … “Being told I'd been taking a …

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Doctor sentenced in Health Care Fraud – WTHI

Filed under: Methadone Side Effects

WTHI

Doctor sentenced in Health Care Fraud WTHI These procedures both exceeded the standard of care in interventional pain medicine practice and also carried risks such as serious infection, as well as other side effects, from an excess amount of steroids. Dr. Tiwari has admitted that all of this … and more »

 

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Info-Drug-Rehab.com Launches New Version Of Website Making It One of the Internet's Largest Comprehensive Directory of Drug Rehab Centers Across the U.S. The site also implemented a state by state search feature to find detox programs, rehabilitation …
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Wave of robberies in Oulu attributed to drug use

Filed under: subutex buprenorphine

A wave of robberies in the city of Oulu has been blamed on rampant use of drugs – especially Subutex, a form of the drug buprenorphine, which is often used in drug substitution therapy for heroin addicts. The number of reported robberies more than …
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2 Charged with Selling Heroin from Burnsville Hotel Room

Filed under: subutex buprenorphine

This life-threatening medical condition can now be treated in the privacy of a certified physician's office with prescription medication called buprenorphine (Suboxone/Subutex). Bupe is abuse resistant and has a ceiling to its effects making accidental …
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