http://www.gancao.net Chinese Medicine for a Restless World Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:25:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.gancao.net/case-studies/addiction/heroin-withdrawal-2491?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=heroin-withdrawal http://www.gancao.net/case-studies/addiction/heroin-withdrawal-2491#comments Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:34:36 +0000 al http://gancao.net/?p=2491 Chief Complaint: Heroin AddictionMedical History: The patient presents as a 27 year-old male from New Orleans, LA. He began using heroin intravenously one year ago and had previously suffered an attack of acute pericarditis, which was successfully treated in the emergency room. The patient was eager to quit heroin and no longer associate with his user friends. He had not used heroin in 3 days, but admitted to chain-smoking cigarettes to ease the cravings.Questioning exam: Chief complaints: Irritability, insomnia, anxiety, heroin cravings, thirst, depression, constipation, poor appetite.]]> http://www.gancao.net/case-studies/addiction/heroin-withdrawal-2491/feed 0