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Question by romana: how long does morphine withdrawal last?
because I had bowel disease and had surgery removing the sigmoid colon and other damaged parts ,uterus and bladder,I was on zomorph ,oramorph [morphine]for over 10 years,eventually being prescribed larger doses [up to 100mg],under care of a pain management team. I have cut down to 10mg[on my own] and experienced terrible withdrawl ,weeks later I feel achey still,insomnia ,anxiety,bruising,blue hands,palpatations ,is this still the withdrawal and will it ever get better,it is so bad,thinking of just taking it again to stop this,feeling really disheartened,my gp would prefer me to still take it to keep it in my system incase of another rip or perforation ,but would rather have some sort of life and take it ,when it happens ,any advice ,so welcome.

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Question by Richie: People who smoke Marijuana, why do you smoke it?
I’m not being judging or anything. I just want to know what it feels like, and what the pros and cons are of it.

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It relaxes me, and I like it because I’m generally a very tense person. Also, it helps when you want to think rationally about something that is difficult for you. The cons: its ingesting smoke, affects memory, makes me stumble over my words a lot while high, and the muchies if you get an indica

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Ray Lucas: From Opioid Dependence to Recovery

Ray Lucas, a former professional football quarterback, tells his story about opioid prescription painkiller addiction and committing to recovery. Listen to R…

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State's heroin problem growing, study shows
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Young people can get heroin cheaper and easier than prescription opiates these days. The drugs offer a similar high, and a similar … A National Institutes of Health study cites numbers from 2009 that show a national rise in opiate addiction and …
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Heroin: Unintended consequence of meth, Rx drug crackdown
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Heroin never really went away, of course, but in recent years it's been overshadowed by crack cocaine, methamphetamine and prescription opiates such as oxycodone. Authorities have made inroads against those drugs and many states, including …
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Hit Show on Addiction Comes to KABC 790 AM Talk Radio
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Dr. Damon Raskin, whom Taite affectionately refers to as “the Michael Jordan of detox doctors,” has performed opiate, heroin, and other drug and alcohol detoxes so safely and effectively that clients compare their withdrawal to a mild flu. This is in …
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Elton John: People who inject drugs deserve help
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… their humanity and exposed them to a life of addiction and disease. Clean needles, opiate substitution therapy and sound advice can help drug users reduce the risk of overdose and HIV and set them on the path towards overcoming addiction, he told AFP.
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Question by evel: Trying to understand the Addiction to RX drugs Prescription?
Im trying to understand the Addiction to pain meds ….. I have seen my Ex throw her life away for these drugs Lost me a hard working guy who took care of her Children she lost her friends and just lost her Job … I can see if its Crack Cocaine or Harder Drugs but how can an addiction to Pain meds get people Hooked and Cloud there mind plus shes a hard drinker and never drank before untill recently Thank God Im out of it I tried to help but she is in denial so please give input its not oxycodone or oxycontine

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Drug forum in Avon Lake draws crowd
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… who introduced a nine-member panel that addressed various aspects of drug addiction. The panel took the audience through the downward spiral of addiction and ended with stories of hope from a recovering heroin addict and the mother of a heroin addict.
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Heroin use, deaths up in WA, especially in youth
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Young people are finding it cheaper and easier to get heroin than prescription opiates, and both kinds of drugs offer a similar high and danger of addiction. That's according to Caleb Banta-Green, author of the report and a researcher at the University …
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Anna Nicole Smith's deadly drug struggle revisited in Lifetime biopic
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