Word: paines
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...this time there was no pain. "I went to the clinic, took the pill and went home. I used the last of the bag and haven't touched heroin since," he says. That was April, and today he still takes the tablets--one a day keeps the craving away--but he expects to stop using the drug in a few months. "There was no struggle," he says. "There is no downside to the drug...
...fight against addiction, breakthrough promises have been made and broken many times; methadone was once considered a miracle drug, and heroin itself was developed to cure addictions. But researchers say buprenorphine could be the answer. Like heroin and methadone, it bonds to certain receptors in the brain, blocking the pain they transmit and convincing the brain that the cravings have been satisfied. Yet somehow it does that without creating cravings for itself. Even long-term junkies who try buprenorphine simply do not want heroin anymore...
...really really hard to quote the numbers. Some have died waiting for a transplant, some are no longer eligible for a transplant because their condition is so advanced and some refuse to undergo so much pain" Gillespie said...
...around and saw person after person just waiting for that moment when Emily might turn around and need a comforting hug or an encouraging squeeze of the hand. I saw tears flow from many who did not even know Matt but were so moved by seeing his sister in pain...
People always used to say nice things about my mother's blue eyes, which I inherited. We use our blue eyes to stare at each other now. Hers are full of rage, and mine are searching for a way to relieve the pain, which I pray is mine alone...