MP Opens Up About Her Drug Addiction – Marlborough Express

MP opens up about her drug addiction – Marlborough Express


Marlborough Express

MP opens up about her drug addiction
Marlborough Express
Her "abiding regret" was the agony her parents were put through, however after returning home from travels overseas she sought the help of a methadone programme. "This New Zealand health-funded programme saved my life and I pay tribute to the nurses, 
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100 Americans die of drug overdoses each day. How do we stop that? – Washington Post (blog)


Washington Post (blog)

100 Americans die of drug overdoses each day. How do we stop that?
Washington Post (blog)
Fatal overdoses from opiate medications such as oxycodone, hydrocodone, and methadone have quadrupled since 1999, accounting for an estimated 16,651 deaths in 2010. Earlier this week Humphreys is one of the nation's leading addiction researchers.

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Heroin’s Euphoric High Makes It Hard to Quit – 610kvnu

Heroin's Euphoric High Makes It Hard to Quit
610kvnu
Heroin is also highly addictive, luring almost a quarter of those who use it into dependence, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Medications like methadone and buprenorphine, which activate the same brain receptors as heroin, can help 

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