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What Would Be a Good Drug Treatment Program for a Teen?

Question by cynthia v: What would be a good drug treatment program for a teen?
I have a daughter who has gotten into bad company, and started using drugs. She ‘fessed up to me last week, saying that she didn’t want to do it anymore. It’s become scary for her. I admire her for coming to me and telling me that she needs help. I want to give her the best I can. What would be a good thing to do?

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Children of Woman Murdered in '94 Gather at Grave After Indictment

Children of woman murdered in '94 gather at grave after indictment

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His mother had a drug addiction and had lost custody of all her children shortly before her death. But he remembers her as very loving. "I was a momma's boy," Galvan. "We'll never know what she could have been. Despite … The younger Robert Galvan now …
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Generation Y And Porn: A Look At Millennials' Complicated Relationship With

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How Many Year Can a Junkie Stay on Metadon and How Can He Get Out of This ‘treatment’?

Question by Chips: How many year can a junkie stay on metadon and how can he get out of this ‘treatment’?
I know a person who is a drug addicted and lately he is been using metadon to substitute drugs. He wants to know how much more time he can use it as a substitute and how much does a rehab facility costs in europe, or usa. Please help

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Movie Listings for Jan. 11-17

Movie Listings for Jan. 11-17

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'Barbara' (PG-13; 1:45) Christian Petzold directs this tense, smart film about an East German doctor (Nina Hoss) who, after an unspecified offense, has been banished to the boonies. There, in between hospital rounds and harassment from the secret …
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Religion Briefs For Jan. 11

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About 60 people gathered at Calvary Church in Orland Park for the second annual prayer vigil focusing on drug addiction support. Attendees included the church's … Growing Through Grief: A new group to help people who have experienced loss to grow …
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What Is Special About the Adolescent Subculture?

Question by james cb: What is special about the adolescent subculture?
What is special about the adolescent subculture?
Who or what is this subculture? Adolescents are of great concern for all when it comes to drug abuse treatment. What is special about the adolescent (in any culture) that makes this population or subgroup different to work with than adults or children?

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Answer by Mason
Adolescent subculture is malignant and must be crushed.

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For Drug Users, a Swift Response Is the Best Medicine

Drug to Treat Opioid Addiction Places Children at Risk for Accidental Exposure

Drug to Treat Opioid Addiction Places Children at Risk for Accidental Exposure

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14, 2012 — Buprenorphine is a safe and effective drug for treating opioid addiction. But as the prescribed use of buprenorphine has dramatically increased in recent years, accidental exposure of children to the drug has risen sharply, placing them at …
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Plan to End Methadone Use at Albuquerque Jail Prompts Alarm

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