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Adolescent cannabis exposure increases 02/12/2020 |
THC pre-exposure increased responding for heroin and heroin intake under FR-3 and FR-5 as well as PR protocols and increased breaking point in PR schedules in LEW but not F344 rats. Drug cues and heroin priming reinstated responding in LEW and F344, but THC pre-exposure increased reinstatement by priming in LEW rats and by cues in F344 rats. These observations show that in genetically predisposed individuals, adolescent cannabis exposure increases heroin reinforcing properties, thus providing a mechanism for a causal role of adolescent cannabis use in heroin abuse. heroin |
Number of new heroin 09/16/2018 |
There was more alarming news. Use of illegal drugs, including cocaine, marijuana, and opioids by pregnant women increased significantly between 2015 and 2017. About 7 percent of pregnant women reported using marijuana. Three percent said they used it daily. McCance-Katz says marijuana use is linked to fetal growth problems, preterm births, stillbirths, hyperactivity and impaired cognition in newborns. Pregnancy, heroin, McCance-Katz |
DFAF: The Truth About Marijuana 08/20/2018 |
pathway, heroin, opioid, video |
Pathway to Heroin 03/03/2018 |
heroin, addiction, study |
Cost of heroin epidemic tops $1 billion a year in Florida 12/22/2016 |
heroin, Florida, opioid |
El Chapo and the Secret History of the Heroin Crisis 08/09/2016 |
If you wonder why America is in the grips of a heroin epidemic that kills two hundred people a week, take a hard look at the legalization of pot, which destroyed the profits of the Mexican cartels. How did they respond to a major loss in revenue? Like any company, they created an irresistible new product and flooded the market. The scariest part: this might not have happened with El Chapo in charge. heroin |
Relationship between Nonmedical Prescription-Opioid Use and Heroin Use 03/24/2016 |
Furthermore, the study shows that people engaged in the non-medical use of prescription opioids rarely use heroin. Also, the transition to heroin for people abusing prescription opioids occurs at a lower rate than for others. The research indicates that the primary causes in the increase in heroin use and associated overdoses are lower market prices and higher purity for heroin. opioid, heroin |
Colorado Heroin 2014 11/03/2015 |
Colorado, heroin |
Today’s Heroin Epidemic Infographics 07/11/2015 |
Heroin use is part of a larger substance abuse problem.Nearly all people who used heroin also used at least 1 other drug. Most used at least 3 other drugs.
Alcohol are 2 times more likely to become addicted to heroin. CDC, Infographics, heroin, opioid |