Links Made Between Problem Gambling and Substance Abuse, and Lack of …
Links Made Between Problem Gambling and Substance Abuse, and Lack of …
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4, 2013 — Problem gamblers are a hidden population among people with mental health or substance abuse issues who often don't get the treatment they need, a new study shows. Anywhere from 10 to 20 per cent of people with substance abuse problems …
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End war on drugs, says Durham police chief Mike Barton
Filed under: drug addiction treatments
New laws were announced in July by Home Secretary Theresa May to allow drug treatment providers the opportunity to offer addicts foil – used as a surface to heat up drugs like heroin – as part of efforts to get addicts into treatment, and to protect …
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Decision to give addicts in treatment heroin access won't happen again: Ambrose
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There are already safe treatments for heroin addiction, such as methadone, Ambrose argued. “The special access program was designed to treat unusual cases and medical emergencies; it was not intended as a way to give illicit drugs to drug addicts.”.
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