Ex-NBA Star, Drug Addict to Speak in Mount Olive
Ex-NBA star, drug addict to speak in Mount Olive
Project Purple is a national anti-substance abuse initiative of The Herren Project, “launched to break the stigma of addiction, bring awareness to the dangers of substance abuse and shed light on effective treatment practices.” Since 2012, the Project …
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Dr. Ablow: 'Faces of Drug Arrests' may not face real truth about drug abuse
My problem with the campaign is only this: Most of the addicts I treat for cocaine dependence and oxycodone dependence and marijuana dependence and alcohol dependence don't look anything like the folks in these mug shots. They look like athletes, …
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Detox Center Los Angeles | Alcohol Abuse Rehab Centers | Detox Center Los Angeles
Detox Center Los Angeles | Alcohol Abuse Rehab Centers | Detox Center Los Angeles – http://treatmentcentersinlosangeles.org Detox Center Los Angeles treat clients with drug, alcohol, cocaine, heroin, and other additions via counseling, clean…
Your View: Having a job makes difference to an addict
Because of that reason, Richard died in 1985 at 45 years of age and Lori followed the same path and died in 2006 at 39 years old from cirrhosis of the liver from all their years of drinking since they were teenagers. Reading Carrie's … If a patient …
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Post Substance Addiction
Post Substance Addiction – a young lady got out of rehab. But is it the end of her addiction to drugs and alcohol. PSA Post Substance addiction Created by BBoy Aladdin Video Production…
Massachusetts to Ban FDA-Approved Zohydro ER
Officials in Massachusetts have announced plans to ban the sale of the single-entity extended-release hydrocodone product (Zohydro ER, Zogenix Inc) recently approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). On March 27, Massachusetts governor …
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Community Happenings April 2
Community Happenings April 2
The Good News Jail and Prison Ministry Annual Fund Raising Banquet, with music and life changing testimonies, will be held at 6 p.m. April 3 at the Niceville United Methodist Church Community Life Center, 214 S. Partin Drive. Proceeds support the …
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CHARLIE MITCHELL: Mississippi marijuana laws are already pretty loose
There was Christian sympathy for those hooked on narcotics, but no one would be locked up for ruining his or her own life by staying weirded out. As long as the addicts … Under "local option" today, more than 30 of Mississippi's 82 counties, most …
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Drug Alcohol Treatment Center
Drug Alcohol Treatment Center – http://www.transformationstreatment.com Drug treatment and alcohol rehab Transformations Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center is located in the recovery capital…
Rick Scott Dogged By Questions About Campaign Turmoil
DAVIE, FL – MARCH 28: Florida Governor Rick Scott speaks as he attends the ribbon cutting for the opening of a I-595 Express Project on March 28, 2014 in Davie, Florida. The Governor finds himself dogged by questions about …. Florida Governor Rick …
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Drug Addiction Is Disease, Not Moral Failing
Drug addiction is disease, not moral failing
Despite the fact that the American Society of Addiction Medicine and the National Institute on Drug Abuse defines addiction as a “chronic, relapsing brain disease,” the public and popular media still represent addiction as a moral failing. Addicts and …
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Cases of newborns with addictions soaring
On Thursday, Governor Deval Patrick declared a public health emergency to combat the increasing abuse of opiates, directing that all the state's police, firefighters, and other emergency personnel be equipped with a drug that can quickly reverse heroin …
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