An Inside Look at Heroin Withdrawal
An inside look at heroin withdrawal
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Gundersen Lutheran's Director of Addiction Medical Services, Dr. William Bucknam, said the reason withdrawal from opiates is so difficult is that the drugs go to the part of the brain that regulates appetite, sleep and energy. The brain stops secreting …
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Second Crawford County Opiate Summit this Thursday
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Second Crawford County Opiate Summit this Thursday. This Thursday leaders in education, health, government and others in Crawford County will have an opportunity to participate in the second Crawford County Opiate Summit.
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Heroin making inroads in Ky.'s pain pill country
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The Kentucky State Police's drug enforcement branch for the eastern half of the state has seen a steady rise in the doses of opiates, including heroin, since 2008, when 11 doses were seized. By 2012, the number had risen to 395 doses seized, up 97 percent.
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