The United States is in the midst of a growing opioid crisis, and some cities are experiencing it worse than others. Understanding what addicts go through can be difficult for medical professionals and scientists, so when researchers wanted to better grasp the plight of heroin addicts seeking treatment options they had to pretend.
In a new study published in Annals of Internal Medicine, a research team explains how they attempted to understand what heroin users experience when they try to get clean in some of the country’s heroin hotspots. Put simply, admitting you need help doesn’t necessarily mean you’re going to get it.
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Scientists pretended to be addicted to heroin to figure out why so many addicts die originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 6 Jun 2019 at 00:12:09 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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