Police say man stole prescription drugs to offset effects of heroin withdrawal

Police say man stole prescription drugs to offset effects of heroin withdrawal
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By Suzanne Carlson VERNON — An admitted heroin addict and part owner of the Scrimshaw Tattoo Shop, formerly on West Main Street, has been charged with stealing prescription drugs from a neighboring pharmacy, police said. Jesse Richard Kadelski, 30, …
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Deadly resurgence
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The withdrawal effects from them are just as great as heroin, if not worse.” Davis, the sheriff's sergeant, was a counselor before becoming a police officer and then a narcotics officer. He sees users as victims as well as criminals. …
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Northern Illinois' drug problem
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"Tolerance also leads to withdrawal, which can result in continuing to use the drug to avoid the unpleasant effects of withdrawal. As this cycle continues, the individual begins to need more of the drug to control pain, which can also lead to overdose. …
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Invisible – a documentary about heroin addiction

Trailer for “Invisible” a documentary by Konstantin Bojanov. After the crumbling of the Soviet empire, heroin flooded the streets of many cities behind the former Iron Curtain. Heroin offered an alternative lifestyle largely unknown until then. In the late 1990s heroin addiction in Eastern Europe had reached epidemic proportions. Invisible takes place in Sofia, Bulgaria and follows a group of six young people on a three year journey through the highs and lows, dreams and tribulations of living with heroin addiction. The story bypasses the social problems and dynamics associated with addiction and focuses on the existential views and philosophies of the participants. The film provides a platform for their ideas and concepts of the world surrounding them. The participants represent a group of “social outcasts”, who remain largely invisible in society. They are members of a generation eager to discover and explore the new “commodities”. Invisible is unprecedented in the intimacy with which it portrays its subjects. The film presents perspectives influenced by euphoria as well as the sobering reality that follows, without passing judgments, trivializing, denigrating, or exploiting the subjects. DVD available on Netflix and Amazone.com

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