Collinsville middle schoolers warned about the dangers of heroin
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Fiessinger said she began using marijuana at the age of 13 and ended getting treatment for an heroin addiction by her senior year in high school. “By the age of 14, I was popping pills on a regular basis,” she said. “By 15, I was a full-blown heroin … Read more on STLtoday.com
New Hepatitis C Treatment Offers 90% Cure, May Halve Infection Rate In …
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Hepatitis C can be cured using antivirals, and the current prevention strategy is clean needle and syringe programs, as well as opiate substitution therapy. These strategies have successfully reduced rates from the very high values seen in the 1980s … Read more on Medical Daily
Medical Innovations Abound for the Treatment of Addiction
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Naltrexone, in the injectable form of Vivitrol, is a major medical advancement that has become one of the standards of care in the treatment of both opioid dependence and alcohol dependence. Naltrexone is an antagonist or “blocker” at the opiate receptor. Read more on The Pineapple Newspaper