HEROIN

Dianna Re, CAS in Local News
August 30, 2016

The Unspoken Aftermath of Disasters

Being born and raised in New Orleans, I have seen my fair share of natural disasters. Of course, Katrina was the most devastating and the first one to have an impact on my life. At that point, I had not developed a bad drug habit.

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Derek Heiblim in Addiction
June 22, 2016

Overdose: through the Eyes of an Addict

He puts a needle to his arm and injects the heroin. It travels through his bloodstream and enters the brain. There the heroin converts to morphine, which binds to and activates mu-opioid receptors in the brain.

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