Why Heroin Makes You Itchy
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Drug and alcohol rehabilitation center at 546 Hamilton Street Costa Mesa California 92627
Available resources for additional information on the causes and consequences of drug and alcohol use and addiction and the prevention of Substance Use Disorders (SUD’s).
9000 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone: 301-496-4000
1 Choke Cherry Road
Rockville, Maryland 20857
Phone: 877-SAMHSA-7 (877-726-4727)
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP)
Advancing science on the causes and consequences of drug use and addiction and to apply that knowledge to improve individual and public health.
6001 Executive Blvd
Rockville, Maryland 20852
Phone: 1-301-443-1124
5635 Fishers Lane, MSC 9304
Bethesda, MD 20892-9304
Phone: 1-301-443-3860
111 T.W. Alexander Drive
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
Phone: 1-919-541-3345
Children’s Health
Environmental Health Topics
6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 6200, MSC 9663
Bethesda, MD 20892-9663
Phone: 1-866-615-6464
8600 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, MD 20894
Phone: 1-888-346-3656
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE)
200 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20201
Phone: 1-877-696-6775
Bldg 31, Room 2A32, MSC 2425
31 Center Drive
Bethesda, MD 20892-2425
Phone: 800-370-2943
National Association of State Alcohol/Drug Abuse Directors (NASADAD)
1025 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 605
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-293-0090
Vienna International Centre
Wagramer Strasse 5
A 1400 Vienna
Austria
Phone: +(43) (1) 26060
1600 Clifton Road
Atlanta, GA 30329
Phone: 800-CDC-INFO (800-232-4636)
The Reyes Building
801 Thompson Avenue
Rockville, MD 20852
Phone: 301-443-3593
National Association of State Alcohol/Drug Abuse Directors (NASADAD)
1025 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 605
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-293-0090
Vienna International Centre
Wagramer Strasse 5
A 1400 Vienna
Austria
Phone: +(43) (1) 26060
701 St. Paul Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
Phone: 410-547-6600
633 Third Avenue, 19th Floor
New York, NY 10017
Phone: 212-841-5200
2001 Eighth Avenue, Suite 2700
Seattle, WA 98121
Phone: 206-282-7300
625 Slaters Lane, Suite 300
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: 800-54-CADCA (800-542-2322)
1150 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-289-9070
340 East 2nd Street, Suite 409
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Phone: 213-625-5795
1313 L Street, NW, Suite 110
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 800-556-2234, 202-833-2220
352 Park Avenue South, 9th Floor
New York, NY 10010
Phone: 212-922-1560
Route 1 and College Road East
P.O. Box 2316
Princeton, NJ 08543
Phone: 877-843-7953
570 Lexington Avenue, 18th Floor
New York, NY 10022
Phone: 212-752-0071
4601 North Park Avenue
Upper Arcade, Suite 101
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
Phone: 301-656-3920
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Heroin targets your brain’s reward system by flooding the circuit with dopamine. Dopamine is a neurotransmitter present in[...]
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Available resources for additional information on the causes and consequences of drug and alcohol use and addiction and[...]
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Drug Addiction Treatment: The process of drug addiction treatment can be summed up in one word – “change.” [...]
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DEFINITION Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome (AWS) refers to a spectrum of signs and symptoms that develop after a person,[...]
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Alcohol Dangers: We know the subjective effects of alcohol appear to be greatest in men and women[...]
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Heroin is in a class of drugs known as opioids. Many people think that when a person uses[...]
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PERSONALITY Your personality is the way you think, feel and act. It’s ever-changing, and it influences how you[...]
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Chronic opiate use inhibits the pituitary gland from releasing luteinizing hormone (LH) into the circulatory system. LH is[...]
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Why was heroin invented? At the time heroin was invented, the only effective medication for pain, diarrhea and[...]
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Understanding Addiction Drug addiction is a neurobehavioral syndrome characterized by tenacious seeking, and compulsive using plus an inability[...]
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How many heroin overdoses in 2016? In 2016 there were 63,632 drug overdose fatalities. Of those fatalities, 42,249[...]
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WHAT IS CBT? Cognitive Behavioral Therapy or “CBT” is an integration of two different therapies, Behavior Therapy and[...]
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Nobody completely understands why a person who drinks less than most, becomes an alcoholic, while another person who[...]
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Among heroin addicts there is an unofficial term used to describe heroin-related memory loss. That term is “CRS”[...]
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WHO IS MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO ALCOHOL? Those with higher personality trait inhibitedness are most susceptible to alcoholism. The[...]
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Alphabetical This is an alphabetical list of opiate terms and definitions. We compiled them here in one place[...]
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INTRODUCTION We get calls every day from disillusioned men and women who realize they cannot get off methadone.[...]
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INTRODUCTION Addiction is tenacious seeking and compulsive use of a chemical substance without regard for consequences. On the[...]
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WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME Chronic substance abuse may lead to physical dependence, which is a biological condition characterized by susceptibility[...]
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