News Are Heroin Overdoses Increasing in Maine Due to Cheaper Prices?

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Heroin has become cheaper than prescription painkillers like Oxycodone and Oxycontin in Maine, raising concerns about increased overdose rates due to the uncontrolled quality and strength of heroin. The discussion highlights that a steady supply might reduce overdoses, as many occur when users relapse after a period of abstinence. However, the affordability of heroin could attract new users who may not understand the risks, leading to a higher likelihood of overdoses. There is a debate on the effectiveness of rehabilitation versus harm reduction strategies, with some advocating for supervised heroin-assisted treatment to mitigate health risks. Overall, the conversation reflects the complex dynamics of addiction, societal perceptions, and the need for effective intervention strategies.
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nitsuj said:
Didn't know coke was a recreational drug lol
A lot of people would classify it this way.
nitsuj said:
And I'm pretty suspicious of Freud maybe having tried heroin in some form or another.
I've never read anything about Freud using heroin, but I seem to remember him using cocaine.

nitsuj said:
Just as I wouldn't place holistic blame on a mentally ill person who is rude in public, I wouldn't attribute all actions of an addict as being made clearly & thoughtfully, they're "ill".
IMHO that's a lame copout, an attempt to establish a moral equivalence between someone with a genuine organic illness, and someone else who consciously made the decision at one time to stick a hypodermic filled with heroin in their arm. No one chooses to become bipolar or to have cystic fibrosis or the like, but they do make the choice to get high. I'm afraid I don't have any sympathy for them.
 
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Recent article from the AP on current heroin news in the US:

http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2014/04/snapshot_of_heroin_use_deaths.html#incart_m-rpt-1

Heroin prices down, abuse and ODs up.
 
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I shouldn't say it or think it, but I cannot give a rat's behind about the addicts and their ODs. I lost 3 people I knew to drugs, 1 ODed on mdma and is in a mental institution for the rest of his ..no doubt very short life (the drug messed up his head). As far as I'm concerned, I don't want anything to do with drugs or the people that suffer from being addicted. In my eyes, majority of the hardcore junkees are beyond help - if they OD..well, ain't going to bother my sleep. Call me cruel or merciless, sorry folks.
 
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http://www.app.com/article/20140416/NJNEWS14/304160077/Narcan-heroin-Ocean-County?nclick_check=1

New Jersey has been plagued in recent years by deaths caused by heroin and prescription drugs, and last year Ocean County became ground zero in the Jersey Shore region. Drug overdoses, many of them directly linked to heroin or prescription opiates, killed 112 people, more than double the year before, according to the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office.

So far this year 24 people have died, and 19 of them have been directly linked to heroin, according to the office.

If you know someone close who is using these drugs please have a kit for an emergency.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=17578955
 
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