opiate addiction

US Attorney, Cops Say Vt. Heroin Fight to Continue

US attorney, cops say Vt. heroin fight to continue

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… Coffin, who is planning a similar news conference next week in Burlington. Coffin and others at the news conference said enforcement efforts have to be accompanied by drug treatment and education programs that will keep people from becoming addicted.
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Doctors Agree to Stop Prescribing Narcotics

Doctors agree to stop prescribing narcotics

Filed under: prescription drug abuse treatment

Both doctors will continue to be able to write prescriptions for the synthetic opiate buprenorphine, brand name Suboxone, provided the drug is used to treat opiate addiction, and is not prescribed for pain management. Suboxone is one of the substances …
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Have You Talked To Your Parents About Drugs? The Startling Rise Of Baby

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Round Table Discussion Focuses on Prescription Drug Abuse

Round table discussion focuses on prescription drug abuse

Filed under: drug addiction symptoms

Rahall decided to organize the roundtable after introducing the Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, the House companion measure to the Senate bill authored by Rockefeller. The bills would promote both physician and consumer …
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Residential treatment funded for young prescription drug addicts

Filed under: drug addiction symptoms

The state is seeking bids for 25 residential beds that would offer treatment for the first time to adults ages 18-25 battling prescription drug or opiate addiction on Long Island. Arlene Gonzalez-Sanchez, commissioner of the State Office of Alcoholism …
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Man Claims Craiglist Housing Search Leads to Sex Partners

Man Claims Craiglist Housing Search Leads to Sex Partners

Filed under: internet addiction help

She's looking for someone to help take care of her financial needs,” he said. “I'm not … Dr. Elaine Brady, who specializes in sex and internet addiction, says the law is having trouble keeping up with the shifts and changes in the sexual culture. “We …
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Frank Ocean Can Fly

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Bill Restricting Pawn Transactions Aims to Help Police

Bill restricting pawn transactions aims to help police

Filed under: drug addiction help in maine

Fowle said she understands the problem goes beyond pawn shops, and that it stems from the cycle of drug addiction, theft and sale of stolen items to get more drug money. "How can we slow the process down?" Fowle said. "How can we put the brakes on a …
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Palm oil marketplace

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Help Is on the Way for Young Fentanyl Addicts

Help is on the way for young fentanyl addicts

Filed under: drug rehabilitation centers

Her son was 17 when he tried the drug at a party and was hooked. In the middle of Grade 12, he was kicked out of St. Mark Catholic High School in Manotick and sent to rehab. Within three weeks, he was living at the Dave Smith Youth Treatment Centre, …
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Vivitrol is the new hope for solving opiate addiction

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