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http://www.mapinc.org/pix/xmlpower.gifUS NJ: Column: Ibogaine Is the Cure for Addiction and Is
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The Trentonian, 18 Dec 2014 - You can read this and say I'm just a dumb stoner and a drug addict, but to be clear I'm far from stupid and I'm not addicted to anything. I don't do drugs; I only smoke "cannabis," which isn't addictive. I've known of the cure for addiction (ibogaine) since July 4, 1998, when I first met Dana Beal of the "cures-not-wars" organization at a legalize marijuana protest in Washington D.C. I admit when I first heard Dana rail on and on about ibogaine I was skeptical. My thoughts were, if there really were a cure for addictions it would be used empathetically across America to save lives. Over the years I learned differently. More than 550 New Jerseyans and 10,000 Americans have died of drug overdoses this year, mostly from heroin and legal drugs derived from the poppy fields of Afghanistan. Fields that are protected by U.S. troops and our Afghan lackeys, flunkies we trained to ensure heroin is on the streets of America and Europe. Forchion, EdwardThe TrentonianMethadone2014-12-18CN BC: Local Heroin
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The Economist, 06 Dec 2014 - LOCAL HEROIN Legal Narcotics In A Liberal City THE people queuing up at the Providence Crosstown Clinic are pioneers of a sort. They are heroin addicts whose habits have resisted conventional treatment. They hope to become the first in North America to get their fixes legally as part of a treatment programme rather than just for a clinical trial. "It's heroin that you know is good," says one addict waiting outside, who aspires to join the queue. The EconomistMethadone2014-12-09US: Young Opiate Addicts Do Better In Rehab
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Globe and Mail, 02 Dec 2014 - Young adults addicted to opiates like oxycodone and heroin may have the best chance at long-term abstinence in residential treatment - often known as rehab - programs, according to a recent study. "Given evidence that outpatient treatment for opioid dependence in young adults is not as effective as it is in older adults, we need alternatives to protect this vulnerable population," said lead author Dr. Zev Schuman-Olivier. Kennedy, MadelineGlobe and MailMethadone2014-12-04UK: Column: The Lessons Of Alex Norton's Heroin Admission
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The Herald, 01 Dec 2014 - Drug-use confessions by those in the public eye have a lot of power to shape perceptions, writes SHONA CRAVEN While most of us are well aware of how addictions shatter families and blight communities, the addict - particularly the heroin addict - remains an unfathomable "other". Craven, ShonaThe HeraldMethadone2014-12-03US OH: Sen. Brown Touts Bill To Help Heroin Addicts
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The Blade, 01 Dec 2014 - Would Make It Easier to Give Anti-Addiction Medication to Help Users U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D., Ohio) was in Toledo today to generate support for a bill he's co-sponsoring that would make it easier to give anti-addiction medication to help heroin users break their heroin habit. Troy, TomThe BladeMethadone2014-12-02CN BC: Prescription Heroin To Hit Vancouver Streets In A First For
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The Georgia Straight, 27 Nov 2014 - STARTING THE WEEK of November 23, doctors will administer prescription heroin to a select group of patients in Vancouver. It will be the first time that heroin, or diacetylmorphine, is given to patients anywhere in North America outside of an academic study. Lupick, TravisThe Georgia StraightMethadone2014-11-28CN BC: Heroin Addicts Authorized To Get Drug
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Globe and Mail, 22 Nov 2014 - North American first comes after more than a year of battles between doctors and federal Health Minister In a North American first, heroin addicts in Vancouver will soon receive prescription heroin outside of a clinical trial. Woo, AndreaGlobe and MailMethadone2014-11-24US MI: Face Time: Dimitri Mugianis on Speed-Balling, Ibogaine
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Metro Times, 19 Nov 2014 - In the underground world of heroin, there is a legend of an African root called iboga, or ibogaine, that can cure addiction. Those in the depths of heroin use, often as a last resort, seek out the root, which can be dangerous to use. Some go to Mexico or to Europe to take it, as it is illegal here in the United States. It can be an expensive trip for the user, and often one made in a moment of final desperation. Native Detroiter Dimitri Mugianis was one of those drug users, and, after taking the root, he turned to a life of service, committed to helping people, especially impoverished users here in the United States. He's well-known in the harm-reduction and drug-user communities, and has some astute observations on drug culture, drug use, and religion, including Islam. Panne, Valerie VandeMetro TimesMethadone2014-11-20US MD: OPED: Md. Must Address Heroin Deaths
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Baltimore Sun, 10 Nov 2014 - Once largely relegated to Baltimore City, heroin use and its related adverse consequences are spreading to every part of the state, and an increasing number of Maryland's citizens are dying of heroin overdoses. This shift reflects national trends showing a 74 percent increase in heroin use from 2009 to 2012 and a doubling of heroin overdose rates in 28 states sampled by the Centers for Disease Control. After a sharp reduction in heroin overdose deaths from 2007 to 2010, Maryland heroin deaths have risen to mirror these increases, reaching 464 deaths in 2013. In Baltimore City, conversely, the number of heroin overdose deaths had declined from its peak in 1999 to a low of 76 in 2011 and has not risen as sharply as it has in other parts of the state. This recent statewide rise in overdose deaths appears to be driven by two factors: changes in the availability of prescription opioids and a decreasing price for heroin. Schwartz, Robert P.Baltimore SunMethadone2014-11-11More Headlines
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