York County Briefs

York County briefs

Filed under: drug abuse warning network

Most of the 40,000 people the Iris Network serves live in York and Cumberland counties. "We have planned a … Stickers warning about the penalties for furnishing alcohol to minors are placed on multi-packs of beer, alco-pops, and other alcohol …
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The rise and fall of Lenny Dykstra

Filed under: drug abuse warning network

Court filings lay bare Dykstra's drug use. "Defendant's illegal and prescription substance abuse started in his playing days. Defendant admits that he took Dexedrine, Adderall and Vicodin during his playing career and then transitioned to other …
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House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health Hearing

Filed under: drug abuse warning network

And a survey conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's Office of Applied Studies (SAMHSA/OAS) titled "The Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) Report," finds: "The estimated number of emergency department (ED) …
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Snorting Heroin Leads To The Needle / Educational PSA Video – Snorting Heroin Leads To The Needle / Educational PSA Video. Public Service Announcement in the public domain. Heroin (Diacetylmorphine) Information: Heroin is the common name of a substance known by the chemical name, diacetylmorphine. Heroin is synthesized from morphine, and morphine is synthesized from opium produced by the plant known by the botanical name Papaver Somniferum (common name opium poppy). Rather than being a different drug, heroin is a method of preparing morphine so that it is absorbed more efficiently by the human body, when injected. If heroin is injected into a human, more morphine will reach the brain than it would if the same amount of morphine were injected. Injecting about 5mg of heroin will produce the same results as injecting 10mg of morphine. Heroin can also be snorted, smoked, or taken orally. However, these other routes of administration are not recommended. They are not as efficient and most of the drug is wasted. If you are not going to inject heroin, an equal amount of morphine will produce similar results. When it is not injected, the heroin is usually totally metabolized by the human body before it can affect the amount of morphine that reaches the brain. So the effects of heroin are nearly the same as an equivalent amount of morphine when snorted, smoked, or taken orally. The time it takes to feel the effects depends on the method of administration. Snorting heroin results in onset within 10-15 minutes. Smoking heroin results in an