Heroin Side Effects Side effects are everywhere. How many commercials have you seen for a new medication that treats diabetes or asthma? There is often one or two people relaying their experience before taking the medication followed by scenes of them getting back to...
Heroin Identification Every parent worries. Is the laundry detergent up high enough that the toddler can’t get into it? Are all the doors and windows locked so she can’t escape? She’s old enough to ride in the front seat, right? As parents, we are constantly...
Heroin Overdose When it comes to an overdose, a number of scenarios are possible. Say you are an avid heroin user – always careful with your needles, never taking too much at once, and always using it with other people around. You have been doing this for years and...
Heroin Withdrawals For those that use heroin, withdrawal is always around the corner. Sure, you tried it once and liked it but you don’t need it. But then you start using it more and more until it is every morning, during lunch, in the afternoon, and at night. When...
Fentanyl Overdose When you think of substance use, or drugs for that matter, some of the first things that might come to your mind are opioids, cocaine, maybe meth, or marijuana. These are all well-known substances that the average person could probably tell you a...
What is Purple Drank? Illicit substances often find their way into pop culture, becoming associated with certain styles of music and certain activities. Purple drank is one of those drugs, gaining visibility through hip-hop and more recently the electronic dance music...