Maryland may not be in the news like West Virginia and New Hampshire when it comes to the opioid crisis, but healthcare workers in Baltimore are all too familiar with heroin addiction in Towson and Baltimore. Heroin addiction is one of the leading causes of death in Baltimore currently, and the numbers are staggering. A [...]
Baltimore is just one of the many cities across America hit hard by heroin addiction. In 2011, the overdose date in Baltimore was 22.7 people per every 100,000 people. By 2017 that number more than tripled to reach 85.2 per every 100,000. While there are several factors that influence the rise of heroin addiction in [...]
In the United States, the number of adults 12 or older using heroin has continued to rise since 2007. In 2016, almost 950,000 Americans reported using heroin, and the use of heroin typically results in addiction. Heroin is one of the most addictive drugs, and it can take as little as one use to become addicted. [...]
Baltimore continues to improve its ability to reduce rates of heroin addiction in Baltimore by providing easy access to treatment and ensuring the public receives adequate information about heroin addiction. According to the CDC, heroin use among people age 18 to 25 doubled over the past decade. Additionally, 90 percent of heroin users abuse one [...]
Heroin is an illegal, highly addictive drug that is derived from morphine and which produces a feeling of euphoria in users. Heroin has many health risks, but is one of the most difficult drug addictions to break. With heroin use, your body develops a powerful psychological and physical dependence on the drug. How Heroin Addiction [...]
In Harford County, Maryland, the number of opioid-related deaths increased between 2015 and 2016 by 66 percent. Like many other counties around the country, heroin addiction in Harford County is a serious problem that continues to prove difficult to manage from both healthcare and law enforcement perspectives. Yet, a cursory look at the opioid problem [...]
As the opioid epidemic rages on, people who are unable to afford prescription pills - or who are denied access to them by doctors - end up turning to heroin, which is cheaper and more accessible. This dangerous transition has lead to more instances of heroin addiction in Baltimore County and in the city than [...]
For those who don't have any personal experience with addiction - whether themselves or loved ones - it may be difficult to understand the severity of different kinds of drugs. However, heroin addiction in Baltimore is one of the most difficult kinds of addiction to treat as a result of both a powerful physical and [...]
People across the country are fighting to overcome, or to help their loved ones to overcome, a number of addictions. In Maryland, there is no exception, and there are more than enough instances of heroin addiction in Baltimore County and other parts of the state. We need to come together to determine how best to [...]
There isn't a single reason why a person might develop a heroin addiction, but there are a number of paths that have the potential to lead there. Understanding how this process begins and continues to this dangerous endpoint is an important part of figuring out how best to prevent these addictions from developing in the [...]
