Posts Tagged ‘opiate addiction’
Is Obama the New “opiate” of the Masses?
Question by JustBFree: Is Obama the new “opiate” of the masses?
One of Karl Marx’s most favorite quotes is “all religion is the opiate of the masses”————–meaning basically that religion was used to keep the masses docile and quiet
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Answer by fdm215
Apparently not. The masses on the far Right never shut up.
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The scourge of heroin addiction
In a recent Boston Globe article, Hillary Jacobs, director of Substance Abuse Services for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, acknowledged that “medications are not used as much as they could be for opiate addictions because of stigmas attached to them.
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How Long Does It Takr for the Persistent Pain to Go Away After Years of Pain Med Abuse?
Question by Linda: how long does it takr for the persistent pain to go away after years of pain med abuse?
Daughter has been abusing pain meds for many years. Now off the meds and is in persistent pain. How long does the pain last?
Best answer:
Answer by Hal Lancer
One day at a time. Some people do get relief from pain associated with withdrawal. Some do not. I wouldn’t tell her that her pain could go on like this because she needs to get through the pain today, not worry about the long term which she can’t solve today. The reason it can persist long-term is that years of narcotic use change the way opiate receptors function in the brain. She may have suffered long-term nervous system damage. On the other hand, medical practice and alternative treatments can now solve many problems that could not be solved 20 years ago, so there is always hope that new technologies in her lifetime will solve some of today’s challenging long-term issues without causing the kinds of side effects caused by narcotics.
Recovery Comedy Presents Dave Dubroff
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Former heroin addict remains sober almost four years after she went to prison …
She considers herself “a person in recovery.” She is not a “junkie,” a term she likened to a homophobic slur, and an addict is a past-tense description. An addict is something she was. Always inclined to a “rebellious streak,” her journey toward heroin …
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Crimp in funding strains addiction recovery services
RE “Heroin epidemic reveals detox gap” (Page A1, March 15): Laura Crimaldi's article on the heroin epidemic exposes the flawed methodology inherent in the reimbursement structure for statewide substance-abuse recovery homes. For years, the programs …
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Methadone Detox: Updated: Wednesday, February 26 2014, 06:56 PM EST – WWMT-TV
Updated: Wednesday, February 26 2014, 06:56 PM EST – WWMT-TV
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Updated: Wednesday, February 26 2014, 06:56 PM EST
WWMT-TV They are for-profit businesses, and making money because while other things are being cut in Michigan, money for methadone therapy for drug addiction keeps increasing. Every morning before dawn, they pull into the parking lot and line up outside the … |
Help wanted: Personal tales show few detox options for local heroin addicts – Palladium-Item
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Help wanted: Personal tales show few detox options for local heroin addicts
Palladium-Item “After Nick's crash, he went to the methadone clinic to try to get off the pain medicine, but methadone doesn't help anyone get off drugs, it is just a substitute that is legal that people make money off of,” Rains said. “Heroin users who go there are … |
Painkiller Addiction (Mental Health Guru)
Painkiller Addiction (Mental Health Guru) – While useful as medication, prescription painkillers have also come to be recreationally used and abused. http://mental.healthguru.com/
Report: Many factors stoke heroin, opiate addiction crisis in New Jersey
The report, peppered with photographs and stories of young residents who have died from heroin and painkiller overdoses, paints a picture of a deepening epidemic of opiate addiction in New Jersey. In 2012, the report notes, there were more than 8,300 …
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Can snail venom be the new painkiller?
Snail Venom An experimental drug made from snail venom has shown early signs of promise in numbing pain, raising hopes in the hunt for new, non-addictive medications, researchers said on Sunday. The drug, which has not been tested yet on humans, …
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Updated: Wednesday, February 26 2014, 06:56 PM EST – WWMT-TV
Updated: Wednesday, February 26 2014, 06:56 PM EST – WWMT-TV
WWMT-TV |
Updated: Wednesday, February 26 2014, 06:56 PM EST
WWMT-TV They are for-profit businesses, and making money because while other things are being cut in Michigan, money for methadone therapy for drug addiction keeps increasing. Every morning before dawn, they pull into the parking lot and line up outside the … |
Help wanted: Personal tales show few detox options for local heroin addicts – Palladium-Item
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Help wanted: Personal tales show few detox options for local heroin addicts
Palladium-Item “After Nick's crash, he went to the methadone clinic to try to get off the pain medicine, but methadone doesn't help anyone get off drugs, it is just a substitute that is legal that people make money off of,” Rains said. “Heroin users who go there are … |