Speedballs - Crack/Heroin Cross Addiction

Jenni · Helping Hand I

Can anyone point me in the direction of information specifically related to cross addictions of crack and heroin. I specifically am looking for information on signs/symptoms and health effects. Links? Literature?...Personal experience or knowledge? Thank you.

pause4poetry · Moderator

Can also be refered to as Chasing the Dragon

http://forum.opiophile.org/showgroups.php ~ The Opiophile.org forums are available for those who use opiates, for those researching opiates, or for those ... ChasingTheDragon. chassa2005. cheezegod

http://www.sosbehindbars.org/crossaddiction.htm

This link Mentions speedballs, under heroin, but does not detail effects, alsos list other dangerous combinations, including rat poisoning:
http://www.breining.edu/jad02vb.pdf

Personally I know nothing about this combination, but this is what I found with the small amount of time I had to search .... You have my interest now ... not sure about the reliability if the forum site listed above, so you just need to check it out .... I am sure Gene can provide you with better help on this one ....

Good Luck,
Michelle

Jenni · Helping Hand I

Thanks Michelle,

I found one of those links last night...and I checked out the forums this morning. Seems like most of them are just talking about how to do it...and what an awful drug crack/coke is compared to opiates.

Sure hope Gene or someone can provide some insight.

Admin · Site Admin

Just to get you started:
Historical Overview
http://www.cocainehelp.org/Article14249.html
Heroin Facts:
http://www.drugabuse.gov/infofacts/heroin.html
Heroin Research Reports:
http://www.drugabuse.gov/ResearchReport ... eroin.html

keepitreal · Helping Hand IV

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/5341392.stm

http://www.infocollective.org/Drug%20Interactions2.pdf

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speedball_%28drug%29

http://www.drugscope.org.uk/wip/7/PDFS/speedball.pdf

http://www.tricoda.org/articles/heroin.htm

http://www.addictionscience.net/ASNbiological2.htm

http://jpet.aspetjournals.org/cgi/conte ... /285/2/444

http://opioids.com/speedballs/speedball.html

http://opioids.com/speedballs/index.html

http://cocaine.org/speedballs/index.html

http://cocaine.org/speedballs/heroin-coke.html

Jenni · Helping Hand I

Thank you Gene and Lynn. I have some reading to do. Hope your holidays are joyous and bright. It has snowed a lot here..and things are looking up. Happy Holidays.

-Jenni