HEALTHBEAT: Substance-abuse treatment may get boost from monthly, even longer-lasting options
WASHINGTON – New treatments for addiction to heroin or narcotic painkillers promise longer-lasting relief that may remove some day-to-day uncertainty of care: A once-a-month shot is now approved and a six-month implant is in the final testing phase.
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Police warning over ‘cheese’ – lethal combination of heroin and cold medicine behind 20 deaths
It is a cocktail of heroin and cold medicine that can kill your child – and it goes by the name ‘Cheese’. Police in New York are on alert for a wave of deaths as young children get hooked on the latest fad drug to sweep the city.
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