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How An Addict Thinks

Medically Reviewed by Dr. Mohammed Saeed, MD. What is an Addict? The Latin origin of the word addict is chillingly appropriate – “to sell out, betray, become enslaved by.” Addiction…

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What Does Heroin Do to the Body and Brain?

Medically Reviewed by Dr. Mohammed Saeed, MD. Heroin is an opioid drug that can have severe, sometimes irreversible, effects on the body and brain. The brain controls all life-sustaining functions…

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How to Help a Heroin Addict

Medically Reviewed by Dr. Mohammed Saeed, MD. Heroin is an opioid made from morphine, which comes from the seed pod of the opium poppy. It is a highly addictive drug,…

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Does Addiction Ever Go Away?

Medically Reviewed by Dr. Mohammed Saeed, MD. Once a person moves from casual use of a substance to addiction, the brain rewires itself to compulsively seek more of the addictive substance….

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Will Methadone Help With Opioid Withdrawal?

Medically Reviewed by Dr. Mohammed Saeed, MD. It may seem a bit counterintuitive to treat heroin addiction with another opioid-based drug, but this treatment method has gained some traction in…

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What Is Fentanyl Used For?

The most powerful and dangerous opioid drug prescribed by doctors is fentanyl. So with the heightened risks and dangers compared to your run-of-the-mill opioid, why is such a powerful drug still available for use?

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What Causes Opiate Withdrawal?

Medically Reviewed by Dr. Mohammed Saeed, MD. For many opioid addicts, continuing to abuse the drug may be less about overcoming the addiction itself and more about a hesitation to…

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Can Heroin Addicts Recover?

Medically Reviewed by Dr. Mohammed Saeed, MD. As many people have heard through various media outlets, opioid addiction rates in the United States have been on the rise for several…

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Can Heroin Withdrawal Kill You?

Medically Reviewed by Dr. Mohammed Saeed, MD. Often the biggest obstacle deterring heroin addicts from seeking treatment or simply quitting altogether is the uncomfortable detoxification process that is the first…

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Drug Addiction Signs in Children

Medically Reviewed by Dr. Mohammed Saeed, MD. We’ve written before on the opioid epidemic several times, and all of it is a concern, but nothing is more of a concern…

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Addiction to Heroin and Getting Help in Houston

Addiction to Heroin and Opioids Addiction to anything is bad, really bad, but due to circumstances surrounding the worldwide opioid epidemic that’s taking place; addiction to heroin may be among…

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Why Are Opioids So Dangerous?

If you’re wondering, “Haven’t we talked enough about opioids?” The answer is no. When something is responsible for 52,000 plus deaths in one year as reported in an earlier blog —…