A prescription drug called Suboxone helps wean people off of heroin and pain pills, but addicts have a hard time getting prescriptions. So they're turning to the black market. An Albuquerque man who ...
A mom was a decade-long heroin addict, spending nearly $680 on the substance per week — but she kicked the habit once she hit rock bottom. When Shannon Ashley was 13, she tried heroin to “show off” in ...
A methadone clinic for 4,500 heroin addicts has opened in Kombani, Kwale county.Methadone is an opiate prescribed as a substitute for heroin. It reduces withdrawal symptoms without causing the 'high' ...