Heroin use is on the rise in North Carolina. According to WNCN News, deaths from heroin overdoses from 2010 to 2013 increased by 480%! The heroin epidemic has affected virtually every class and race demographic within the state, including youth in our own backyard. The use of this illicit drug has grown increasingly popular and…
A quick Google search for “Heroin Use in Charlotte, NC” produced the following results: These headlines are just a handful of the 58,000 search results for this term. The increasing number of deaths due to heroin overdose and abuse makes this topic hard to ignore. Recently, WCNC reporter, Bora Kim, covered a story of a…
Have people who are overcoming heroin or opioid addiction been “buped” by the drug industry? Buprenorphine, or “bupe” for short, is the drug commonly used to treat heroin abuse. Similar to the way heroin reacts to the brain, buprenorphine attaches to the brain’s opioid receptors, but it does not cause the user to experience the…