High Today, Gone Tomorrow: Why Opiate Addicts Die

High Today, Gone Tomorrow: Why Opiate Addicts Die

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The body's natural response to opiate consumption is to develop a type of “partial immunity” called tolerance to help mitigate the effects of the drug. This defense mechanism backfires in the case of opiate abuse because repeated use develops a …
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Assistant Professor

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Founded in 1900, Coppin is an urban, residential, historically black university offering 53 majors, and 12 graduate degree programs to nearly 4,000 students enrolled in day, evening, on-line, and weekend undergraduate and graduate courses. Overview …
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Letters: Mideast Maelstrom, Preserve the Pit Rule, Set Up for Failure, APD

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People struggling with addiction and seeking help don't bring anything particularly terrible into a neighborhood. The issue is what's already there when they arrive. As a resident, I appreciate the Albuquerque police working hard to reign in the high …
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