Brazil : The Drama of Codependency

Published July 16, 2013

Brazil : The drama of codependency

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PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil – Behind every drug addict, at least four other people need treatment, according to Brazil's Federação de Amor-Exigente (FEAE), which brings together 920 support groups for the relatives of drug users in Brazil and its neighboring …
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The Record: Letters, Monday, July 15

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Every day, it seems, newspaper articles in New Jersey describe the escalating use and abuse of illegal and prescription drugs across the state. It's being called a public … Many overdoses can be treated with swift medical intervention. It's critical …
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Eminem says addiction to painkillers and other prescription drugs nearly …

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Syracuse, N.Y. — Rapper Eminem says in a new documentary that his addiction to the prescription drugs Vicodin, Xanax and Valium nearly killed him. The drug abuse landed Eminem in the hospital, with a recovery that entailed relearning motor and speech …
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