Programs Race to Save Teens Lost in Heroin. Amy Klein.
by Klein, Amy; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2005Article 66Health. Publisher: The Record, 2004ISSN: 1522-323X;.Subject(s): Buprenorphine | Heroin | Heroin habit -- Treatment | Methadone maintenance | Narcotic addicts -- Rehabilitation | Teenagers -- Drug useDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Joey had tried everything to get off heroin. He was 15 when he first snorted it. Three years later, he couldn't go more than 12 hours without getting high. Rehabilitation centers didn't work. The withdrawal sickness was more than he could stand: His stomach flipped, his lower back ached, his muscles seized up. Then came the cold sweats. There was a yearlong wait to get into the local methadone clinic. Finally, Joey connected with a University of Vermont group studying the effects of a little-known drug called buprenorphine--or 'the Bupe,' as kids call it." (THE RECORD) The author discusses the growing heroin problem in the United States and analyzes methods used for treating addiction to this drug.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Programs Race to Save Teens Lost in Heroin, May 10, 2004; pp. n.p..
"Joey had tried everything to get off heroin. He was 15 when he first snorted it. Three years later, he couldn't go more than 12 hours without getting high. Rehabilitation centers didn't work. The withdrawal sickness was more than he could stand: His stomach flipped, his lower back ached, his muscles seized up. Then came the cold sweats. There was a yearlong wait to get into the local methadone clinic. Finally, Joey connected with a University of Vermont group studying the effects of a little-known drug called buprenorphine--or 'the Bupe,' as kids call it." (THE RECORD) The author discusses the growing heroin problem in the United States and analyzes methods used for treating addiction to this drug.
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