Heroin Addicts Seek Hard-to-Get Medicine. Michael Rubinkam.
by Rubinkam, Michael; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2006Article 74Health. Publisher: Times Herald, 2005ISSN: 1522-323X;.Subject(s): Buprenorphine | Narcotic addicts | Narcotic addicts -- Rehabilitation | Health services accessibility | Heroin habit -- Treatment | Medical laws and legislationDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Krystal began using heroin when she was 14 years old, and it didn't take long for her to become hooked. The teen dropped out of school, lost a ton of weight and hocked her belongings to support a $200 a day habit. Now 18, Krystal said she is drug-free, holds down a job, attends beauty school and cares for her toddler son. She credits a relatively new medication called buprenorphine with plucking her from heroin's grasp." (TIMES HERALD) This article profiles buprenorphine as "an alternative to methadone, long the primary treatment for heroin addiction" and explains that the problem with the new drug is the lack of accessibility.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Heroin Addicts Seek Hard-to-Get Medicine, April 19, 2005; pp. n.p..
"Krystal began using heroin when she was 14 years old, and it didn't take long for her to become hooked. The teen dropped out of school, lost a ton of weight and hocked her belongings to support a $200 a day habit. Now 18, Krystal said she is drug-free, holds down a job, attends beauty school and cares for her toddler son. She credits a relatively new medication called buprenorphine with plucking her from heroin's grasp." (TIMES HERALD) This article profiles buprenorphine as "an alternative to methadone, long the primary treatment for heroin addiction" and explains that the problem with the new drug is the lack of accessibility.
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