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- Opioids, Recovery Journey
- Keri George
Methadone has been used as a form of medication-assisted treatment, or MAT, to address heroin addiction for decades. This is because it helps ease the...
- Opioids, Recovery Journey, Resources
- Keri George
Heroin is one of the most notorious drugs in the world, but it has been around for just over a century. It was first mass-produced...
- Opioids, Recovery Journey
- Keri George
Trying to get help for a heroin addiction can tend to feel like a lonely endeavor, but it shouldn’t be. Here at the Granite Recovery...
- Opioids, Recovery Journey
- Keri George
We help a lot of people with drug rehabilitation here at the Granite Recovery Center, so we’re used to seeing people struggling with addiction to...
- Opioids, Recovery Journey
- Keri George
The opioid crisis has devastated millions of families around the world. The unexpected reliance on medications once thought to be safe has brought new attention...
- Opioids, Recovery Journey
- Keri George
There are many slang names for drugs that exist in modern vernacular, and heroin is no exception. Originally invented as a medical painkiller, heroin’s name...
- Opioids, Recovery Journey
- Keri George
Heroin causes a variety of interactions in both the brain and the body. Some of these effects are purely psychological, such as the euphoria that...
- Opioids, Recovery Journey
- Keri George
Heroin comes from opium poppy plants that grow mostly in Colombia, Mexico, and Southwest Asia. The substance is used to make morphine and other opioid...
- Opioids, Recovery Journey
- Keri George
The Drug Enforcement Administration issued a warning to the public and law enforcement officials in 2016. The agency wanted to ensure that everyone in the...