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To Reduce Overdose Deaths, Report Calls for More Drug Abuse Treatment

To Reduce Overdose Deaths, Report Calls for More Drug Abuse Treatment

Filed under: prescription drug addiction help

Anyone who is experiencing a problem with prescription drugs should check into this state-of-the-art facility. At Harbor Village, a trained team of medical professionals helps clients achieve recovery from both alcohol and drugs addiction. Located in …
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Cuyahoga County law enforcement to hold summit on prescription drug abuse

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Painkillers Paved Way for New Addicts

Painkillers paved way for new addicts

Filed under: addiction help with suboxone

After addiction rates soared, Purdue Pharma L.P., the maker of OxyContin, and three of its top executives pleaded guilty in 2007 and paid a $ 634.5 million fine to state and federal agencies and individual patients for misleading the public about the …
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BioDelivery On Track For Mid-Year NDA Filing

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Officers Receive in-Depth Lesson on Prescription Medication Abuse

Officers receive in-depth lesson on prescription medication abuse

Filed under: drug addiction articles

A group of Maine police officers went back to school on Thursday and spent the day learning about how to better deal with prescription drug abuse and trafficking. Purdue Pharma L.P, FBI-LEEDA and the Portland Police Department hosted the full-day …
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Lawmakers focus on babies with addictions

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9-Year-Old Jessica Lunsford – Murdered by a Repeat Sex Offender – Inspires

9-Year-Old Jessica Lunsford – Murdered By a Repeat Sex Offender – Inspires

Filed under: Illinois Drug Addiction

The 46-year-old spent time in prison and had his driver's license suspended for 99 years, but as his drug addiction to crack cocaine became more severe, Couey's crime spree escalated into sexually assaulting two young children. As a twice convicted sex …
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What the Gun Lobby and the Marijuana Lobby Have in Common

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Why Can't I Curb My Cravings?

Why Can't I Curb My Cravings?

Filed under: food addiction help

Dr. Pamela Peeke, a physician and author of the book The Hunger Fix, notes that food addiction changes the brain in the area associated with impulsivity and addictive urges. The idea that we are … Simple strategies to improve self-control can help …
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First person: 'Drink made me moody and sexually reckless, but I felt lost

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President's Pot Comments Prompt Call for Policy

President's pot comments prompt call for policy

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – President Barack Obama says he won't go after pot users in Colorado and Washington, two states that just legalized the drug for recreational use. But advocates argue the president said the same thing about medical marijuana – and …
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A Pain-Drug Champion Has Second Thoughts – WSJ.com

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