Marijuana in Maine: The Patients, the Politics, the Future

Marijuana in Maine: The patients, the politics, the future

Filed under: drug addiction treatment center

Last year, 17 percent of all drug arrests in Maine were for marijuana and 4,279 people seeking treatment for drug addiction named marijuana as one of their problem drugs. Its negative effects on a person are influenced by the quantity and frequency of …
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Native American Treatment Center Closing

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A drug and alcohol treatment program in Klamath Falls for Native American teens will be closing at the end of this month…the closure will also affect about 2 dozen employees. '5 Directions' is one of only 11 substance abuse treatment centers in the U …
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Heroin Bust Highlights Utah's Opioid Problem

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A six-month long investigation ended with the seizure of more than 90 pounds of heroin and the arrests of 17 suspected Mexican drug cartel members. But many fear that's not enough to combat the growing problem. People in the addiction recovery field …
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