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celticeagle @celticeagle (189874) • Boise, Idaho 21 Feb 23

Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid drug said to be 80-100 times stronger than morphine and 50 times stronger than heroin. The only drug stronger are the nitazenes. They have no medical use and are ten times more potent than...

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Heroin

CarolDM @CarolDM (203396) • Nashville, Tennessee 11 Jan 19

Heroin was once a perfectly acceptable medicine prescribed by doctors for everything from coughs to headaches. So many deaths are happening now due to heroin overdoses. It has become an epidemic. Too bad we could not have...

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Why The Horse may become a cereal poster today!

The Horse @TheHorse (238317) • Walnut Creek, California 31 Jul 18

I can think of two reasons, actually. One is that I had to have a tooth removed this morning, and the oral surgeon said that a light breakfast of cereal and milk would be ideal before surgery--nothing heavy. The second reason is...

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Play it Again, Sam #23a - "The Hunt"

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43602) • Denver, Colorado 27 May 18

Yes! Time to get serious with Play it Again, Sam, a two part discussion consisting of an original song followed by a cover of that song. Really serious. We are at #23a, the "original" portion, with a song that is near and dear to...

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Movie Review A Street Cat Named Bob

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 28 Apr 18

2016 - Spoiler alerts A truly beautiful movie recreating real events. A story that seems quite sad until the amazing change of fortunes brought about by a stray cat. James Bowen was a recovering heroin addict on the streets of...

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The Black Tar Mistress

freak369 @freak369 (5112) • United States 21 Feb 18

I was asked to contribute a piece to a memorial of a friend. Unlike most editorial / personal pieces, this had no confine or restraints. No word limit, no creative limit. Below is about 50% of what I submitted, some of it was...

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I was seriously depressed in the past week, a new experience.

dragon54u @dragon54u (31633) • United States 27 Dec 17

The Christmas season has never depressed me, it was always a joyous time even if I was alone. This year was very different. My son's heroin addiction got out of his control and he was often in the hospital with MRSA infections....

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Favorite New Model Army Songs #4 - "The Hunt"

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43602) • Denver, Colorado 4 Oct 17

Rather than going with a theme, I am focusing on one of my favorite band's, New Model Army. We are at #4 in the countdown: "The Hunt." From their 1986 album, The Ghost of Cain (with the coolest album cover ever,) "The Hunt" is...

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Will Spending More On Programs Solve Opioid/Heroin Addiction?

DB @dgobucks226 (37621) 22 Sep 17

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (U.S.) this week authorizied the state to spend another 200 million dollars for additional opioid treatment programs. The Governor will be taking funds away from existing state departments and...

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I told my son to leave today

dragon54u @dragon54u (31633) • United States 13 Jul 17

He last went into detox on June 27 and came home July 2. A day later he was manically running about cleaning things with a toothbrush. Heroin's his thing but he was combining it with methamphetamine. It all came to a head when...

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TV Review - Breaking Bad

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 8 Jul 17

Some TV shows seem to have been out forever and seen by everyone on Earth except me before I get round to them, and Breaking Bad is one such must see series. I got to binge watch it on a friend’s Netflix TV set recently and it is...

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How to Save a Life

angel_smiles @Lolaze (5092) • St. Louis, Missouri 11 Jun 17

Anyone remember that song by the same title that used to be popular? I thought of it the other night when I found out a place in my city offers free Narcan training. Never heard of Narcan? It's a medication that reverses the...

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I am full of dread today, something awful is going to happen.

dragon54u @dragon54u (31633) • United States 3 Apr 17

It's one of those days that I'm worried to death about my son who is a heroin addict. Something awful is going to happen, I just know it. I dreamed of him all night last night and that is usually a warning because my dreams are...

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Woman shot up in labor

Alfredo Rossi @amadeo (111937) • United States 9 Mar 17

Good afternoon.Wild is the Wind Here is a sick story to share with you. Woman shot up in labor She was ready to give birth and demanded her friend to inject her with heroin Before calling ambulance.She was on the bathroom...

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I Hate Some People

Nanette Piotrowski @nanette64 (20363) • Fairfield, Texas 27 Feb 17

Especially those who endanger animals. Brilliant idiots like Thomas Romero and Nina Crawford decided to go to Home Depot in Carrollton, Texas thinking that they could switch price tags on items to get a better price. Well, the...

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Movie Review The Man With The Golden Arm

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 15 Feb 17

1955 – Spoiler alerts Not to be confused with the similarly named James Bond film, The Man With The Golden Gun, this is a gritty realistic noir thriller looking full on at the tragedy and horrors of drug addiction. It proved to...

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Baby dies days after parents’ suspected drug overdose deaths

Mary Ann @therealmaryyy (3162) • Philippines 28 Dec 16

just sad. just sad that they were too selfish!!! they were not thinking that they had a CHILD!!! the baby could have a better future!!! the child has the right to live!!! if they couldn't control their addiction- there are couples...

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'60 Minutes' Story on Opioid and Heroin Addiction

Deborah-Diane @DeborahDiane (40847) • Laguna Woods, California 24 Apr 16

Opioids are destroying the lives of tens of thousands of Americans every year. They are highly addictive and the "pushers" are the patients' own doctors. When the doctors stop giving these addictive painkillers to their...

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Did You Know...?

Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15960) • United States 11 Apr 16

Did You Know…? In 1905, only 14% of homes in the U.S. had a bathtub. Only 8% of homes had a telephone. There were only 8,000 cars in the U.S. and only 144 miles of paved road. The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10...

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Missing My Departed Friends

freak369 @freak369 (5112) • United States 9 Feb 16

Over the years I have lost a lot of friends to drug overdoses and related illnesses. Tonight I happened across an old Day Runner that was filled with pictures, concert ticket stubs and reminders on neon colored Post-It Notes. I...

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