The Return of Methamphetamine
"Heroin withdrawal is like a really awful bout of the flu," one former patient, a screenwriter, told me. "Getting off methadone, that feels like dying."
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Forgotten But Not Gone: Other Highs
There’s an ongoing search among users for ways to either improve the high (which escalating tolerance threatens to steal away) or suppress the withdrawal symptoms.
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In the News: Hitler’s Heroin
That’s not so different from any number of celebrities who’ve died of accidental overdose in the years since the War ended.
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In the News: Lobbying for Meth Cooks
The FDA usually comes down on the side of protecting patient access, while the CDC favors greater restriction on availability.
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The Captagon Craze in the Middle East
The addiction potential was so high it was classified with the controlled substances, and it’s uncommon to find it outside the Arab world.
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