Sleeping on Pins: A Life Without Opiates
Opiate withdrawal refers to the wide range of symptoms that occur after stopping or dramatically reducing opiate drugs after heavy and prolonged use (several weeks or more). Opiate drugs include heroin, morphine, codeine, Oxycontin, Dilaudid, methadone …
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A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed in US- 11:57 am
But on April 12, six days after arriving at Metro Corrections, Sparks died at University Hospital from opiate abuse and withdrawal, according to the Jefferson County coroner's office. In December, Metro Corrections announced that six unidentified …
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