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Home / Health / Addictions / Substance Abuse / Illegal Drugs / Opiates
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- Causes and Effects of Opiates - Description of opiates and the effects they have.
www.faadrug.com/opiates.htm
- Close to Home Animation: Heroin - Animated diagrams illustrate how heroin affects brain functioning and induces addiction.
www.thirteen.org/archive/closetohome/animation/opi-anim-main.html
- Frontline: The Opium Kings - Filmmaker Adrian Cowell's 30-year chronicle of Burma's heroin trade and the rise and fall of the drug warlord Khun Sa.
www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/heroin
- Future Opioids - Opioids and mental health.
www.opioids.com
- Heroin - Frequently asked questions about heroin.
www.drugfreeamerica.org/druginfo/drugInfo.asp?drugID=17
- Heroin - Drug Enforcement Administration information on heroin.
www.usdoj.gov/dea/concern/heroin.htm
- Heroin Abuse and Addiction - Short article summarizing the use and abuse of heroin.
www.focusas.com/Heroin.html
- Heroin Abuse News - Includes details about tolerance, addiction, withdrawal, dependence, smoking, and sniffing.
www.heroinabuse.net
- Heroin Addiction Information and Referral - Heroin information and health hazards with addiction referral service
www.addictionreferral.com/heroin.html
- Heroin Kills - An important alert from a heroin victim's story.
www.heroinalert.org
- Heroin Line - A support site for those trying to break free of any substance addiction. Administered by ex-addicts.
www.geocities.com/heroinline_uk_au/Index.html
- Heroin On Tees - A support site for parents of heroin addicts.
heroinontees.topcities.com
- Heroin Pages - Information and Contact Network - Contact other addicts and family members via email. Hundreds of heroin related emails are posted dating back to 1999, plus a help forum, information, and essays.
www.heroinpages.org
- Heroin Times - HeroinTimes covers the heroin lifestyle from heroin detox to the world wide treatment referral network and recovery.
www.herointimes.com
- Heroin Use in Geelong Australia - Data on ambulance attendance, needle and syringe programs, needle and syringe disposal, treatment and police arrests. A comprehensive picture of the heroin scene in Geelong, a large regional centre in Australia.
arts.deakin.edu.au/pmiller
- Heroin: Death in the Blood - Covers the consequences of use of heroin, and counters arguments supporting its use. Presented as a public service by the Church of Scientology.
www.drugs-information.org
- Information on Opiates and Referral to Treatment - Contains information on pain killer drugs of abuse and a referral form which will be responded to with treatment facility options.
www.opiate-referral.com
- International Harm Reduction Development Program - This site deals with efforts to prevent HIV infection among injecting drug users in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union through the philosophy of harm reduction.
www.soros.org/harm-reduction
- Jenny's Journey - A video for sale presenting a true story of a young girl and her long battle with substance abuse, which ended in her death from a heroin overdose.
www.impairmentawareness.com/jenny.html
- Narconon - Heroin Addiction Recovery Information - Information and research form Narconon on Heroin and Heroin addiction, treatment, and other drugs.
www.heroinaddiction.com
- NIDA Heroin Abuse and Addiction - The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has developed this publication to provide an overview of the latest research findings on heroin abuse and addiction.
www.nida.nih.gov/ResearchReports/Heroin/Heroin.html
- Ningbo Addiction Research and Treatment Center - Yang's Therapy is a heroin detoxification program
www.opiate-detox.com
- Opiate Addiction Rx - Designed for healthcare professionals worldwide. We offer medical, legal, and policy information on opiate dependency and treatment.
www.opiateaddictionRx.info
- Opiates - General information on Opiates and abuse.
www.sayno.com/opiates.html
- Opioid Drug Frequently Asked Questions - FAQs on the common opiate drugs and opium derivatives.
hyperreal.org/drugs/faqs/FAQ-Opioid
- Our Wall - Our Wall is a memorial for all our loved ones we've lost to heroin.
www.ourwall.net
- Pain Management Theory - This page explains why opiates are the most powerful medication in treating chronic pain. Discusses addiction, tolerance, and why doctors may be afraid to prescribe.
painmanagementtheory.homestead.com/opiates.html
- R.A.D. Heroin Kills - Residents Attacking Drugs. A non-profit organization, has produced a video to promote awareness and aid in the prevention of heroin abuse in kids.
www.heroinkills.com
- ShootClean.com - Provides harm reduction information to injection drug users. Non-judgmental facts so you can make healthier choices for yourself.
www.shootclean.com
- Western Canada Detox Centre - Provides rapid opiate detoxification under anaesthesia for those with an addiction to opiates such as heroin, opium, codeine and methadone.
www.westerndetox.com
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