Friday, February 1st, 2019
Long-Term Effects of Heroin Addiction
It’s no secret that there’s a heroin epidemic occurring in the United States. Heroin is made from morphine, which belongs to a class of drugs called opioids. Opioids are...
Read MoreTag Archives: Heroin Abuse
Tuesday, December 11th, 2018How Does Heroin Make You Feel? Here’s Why Heroin Abuse is Common
There may be as many as 1.5 million chronic heroin users in the United States. Unfortunately, statistics are a bit slim because of the nature of the drug. According...Read More
Tuesday, December 4th, 2018The Advantages of Heroin Treatment for Drug Users
There’s no doubt that we are in the midst of a devastating opioid epidemic. In 2017 alone, 72,000 people died from a drug overdose. If you or someone you...Read More
Friday, September 11th, 2015Homeless Women More Likely to Abuse Heroin, Other Drugs
Although drug and alcohol abuse is on the rise nationally among several demographics, substance abuse among the homeless is still more prevalent than in the rest of the population....Read More
Wednesday, May 14th, 2014Deaths From Fentanyl-Laced Heroin Continue to Soar
The latest data from the CDC indicates that more than 64,000 people died of drug overdoses during 2016. Deaths involving the powerful drug fentanyl, and other synthetic opioids, more...Read More- Wednesday, August 21st, 2013
Heroin Users Increased by More than Fifty Percent
A recent article from the Wall Street Journal highlights the rapid growth of heroin use in America over the past decade. According to the WSJ graph (pictured here), you...Read More
