Experts Warn About Zohydro, FDA-Approved 'Heroin in Pill Form'
The drug makers claim that Zohydro is intended to help patients with severe and chronic pain without damaging the liver. Natalie Costa, producer of a documentary film about drug abuse called Behind the Orange Curtain, called the drug “heroin in pill …
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Free documentary on heroin abuse
The office of Vermont's U.S. attorney says a 2011 documentary on heroin abuse that is aimed at preventing people from getting involved with opiate drugs can be viewed online for free. The film "The Opiate Effect" is the story of University of Vermont …
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Deirdre Kelly, AKA White Dee: 'I would never watch a show called Benefits Street'
Vilified by critics as the "patron saint of drug addicts and dropouts", and lauded by fans as a working-class hero, hers is the latest – and possibly least likely – life to be turned inside out by a television show. "I've had offers from all … She is …
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