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Question by HarryIsAGod: Question about Amphetamines?
Amphetamines carry a ___________ risk of physical dependence or addiction.

A. high
B. possible
C. moderate

Best answer:

Answer by Alexia
In my own opinion that comes from personal experience both with amphetamines and with watching others go from “just trying” to full on addictions within weeks…
ya, i’d say HIGH.

Answer by Amy E
A. high

Philip Seymour Hoffman autopsy ruled drug overdose of heroin and cocaine
The New York medical examiner announced on Friday that Philip Seymour Hoffman's death was caused by an acute mixed drug overdose of heroin, cocaine, benzodiazepines and amphetamine. Speedball (also referred to as power-balling) refers to shooting …
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Hydrocodone restrictions will put quotas on Vicodin production
Drugs are placed under Schedule II if they have medical uses but “a high potential for abuse,” such as amphetamines, oxycodone, morphine, and pure hydrocodone. Schedule III, which currently comprises combined hydrocodone products, is for less addictive …
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The Hippest Guy in the Room – Daily Beast

The Hippest Guy in the Room Daily Beast It happened back in '54, when Budd Schulberg wrote his novel about an even seamier side of boxing, The Harder They Fall, using his good friend Conrad as an exceedingly convenient model for the central figure of the somewhat dissolute, wholesomely … and more »

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Baltimore officials work to eliminate drug sales in Lexington Market area – Baltimore Sun

Baltimore officials work to eliminate drug sales in Lexington Market area Baltimore Sun "Bukes and bars, bukes and bars," one man said rhythmically, slang for the buprenorphine strips used to treat heroin addiction and bar-shaped Xanax tablets. Steps away, a huge sign heralded the entrance to … But officials acknowledge that managing …

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Three overdose deaths reported in one week – Point Pleasant Register    Read more...

Three accused in Weymouth of selling MassHealth drugs for heroin
Three people are facing drug charges after police say they sold a prescription drug used to treat heroin addiction that two of them had gotten through MassHealth – the state's health insurance program for the poor – then used the cash to buy heroin …
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Parsing Out Rhode Island's Overdose Epidemic
Rhode Island Public Radio health care reporter Kristin Gourlay has been at work on a documentary about drug overdose and addiction since well before the flood of recent headlines. Opioids like oxycodone have contributed to the record numbers of …
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Blotter: March 6 Edition
When troopers arrived they spotted “a vehicle” and “the passenger matched the description of the subject” so a trooper attempted a traffic stop. That sounds like a rather thin case so far, but then the passenger “exited the vehicle quickly” and ran …
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Question by jonsantarlas: Does anyone know any doctors that are certified to tread drug addiction?
I am currently taking Methadone and my doctor can’t treat me anymore cause he isn’t certified and now i have to find a doctor that is. Does anyone know of a doctor In and around Philly that can prescribe or is a specialist in that area?

Best answer:

Answer by crystalkid
http://www.drug-rehabs.org/drug-rehab.php/Philadelphia/Pennsylvania

Answer by Slim Whitman
See what you can do to detox totally and start attending NA.

I’ve a couple good friends that came off methodone back in the 70s and 80s and now have 20-30 years of clean time. Good luck. Will be thinking about you.

Rehabilitation good use for Marian
Drug and alcohol addiction and joblessness are among Northeast Pennsylvania's greatest problems. A plan to develop a rehabilitation center at the former Marian Community Hospital in Carbondale would help to address both. The hospital closed just over …
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Where to find Narcan
“It's safe, effective and easy to use when minutes matter,” said Heather Kennedy, the executive director at C.O.P.E. The training is free, she said, and people who take the training receive a rescue kit that includes education materials, referral …
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Drug overdose deaths in R.I. in 2014 are running at twice the 2013 rate
Two kits, one a needle kit (opened in the background), and one a nasal spray kit, at right foreground, for use in reversing the effects of a drug overdose. Faced with an increase in overdoses, Rhode Island is making naloxone … That was the news that …
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Worcester Reports 37 Suspected Drug Overdose Deaths in 2014—What is …
“The heroin problem in Massachusetts is not new,” said Constance Peters, vice president for addiction services at the statewide Association for Behavioral Healthcare. “Both fatal and …. Addiction is a chronic brain disease and we need to treat it as …
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Coping with Eating Disorders
Binge eating disorder is like an addiction, an unhealthy way of trying to cope with some other part of life. Depending on a person's temperament, they may lean toward one or other mechanism. Do eating … At college, someone may be introduced to a …
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Experimental Biology 2014 Programming at a Glance
The general consensus is that the rewarding properties of addictive drugs depend on their ability to ultimately increase dopamine in the brain, but current research does not adequately explain the molecular mechanisms of drug addiction, how repeated …
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