Heroin is a highly addictive drug derived from morphine, which is obtained from the opium poppy. It is a depressant that affects the brain’s pleasure systems andinterferes with the brain’s ability to perceive pain. Thus, it is used as pain reliever or as a recreational drug. Moreover, it has an extremely high potential for dependence.
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After Hustvedt suffered several unexplainable seizure-like episodes that defied conventional medical diagnoses, she decided to chart her experiences and the murky intersection between mind, brain and body in a new book, The Shaking Woman or A History of My Nerves.
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David Granirer’s comedy training for the mentally ill is proving to be a hit.
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Illegal drugs are everyone’s problem, said the program manager for HIDTA, the federal agency known as the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Agency. Or at least everyone should be willing to step up and help fight the issue.