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On the Street

On the street

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Lowman is the homeless liaison for the Women's Resource Center in Wenatchee. Part of his job is to deliver information about … That meant staying off drugs and alcohol, and trying to put his life back together. Elsewhere at the park. Lowman heads …
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CDC Advises on Preventive Steps to Fight Widespread Flu Epidemic Facing

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From Here, What Should Happen? Long One. Serious Answers Only, Please?

Question by Momma Jette: From here, what should happen? Long one. Serious answers only, please?
Last year, my fiance’s mother died. Afterwards, he had anxiety so bad that he started having migraines that escalated to ice pick migraines. He went to his doctor and was gievn 120 tylenol 3’s a month. Anyone out there that has ever dealt with codiene would know that it’s highly addictive, and 120 is enough to start that addiction. It did. That was a year and a half ago, and it’s alot worse now. He probably spends anywhere from $ 800-$ 1500 buying pills off the street in a month. He came to me last night and told me that he wanted to quit, and he asked me to call his doctor and talk to him about it and see what could be done without him having to go to rehab because he’d lose his job. I did, and his doctor said he would do nothing. HE is the one that caused this, and he said he would do NOTHING. “Sorry, I can’t help you” is what he told me. He also told him that he could not be his patient any more. He then called my fiance’s work place and reffered him to a detox center.
He CANNOT do this because he would have to stay there for 2 weeks without any communication to the outside world.

Report: Invest in Drug Treatment Instead of Punishment

Report: Invest in Drug Treatment Instead of Punishment

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Douglas Denton, executive director of Homeward Bound, a Dallas-based substance abuse treatment center, said that for people who suffer from addiction — which is classified by the American Medical Association as a diagnosable chronic disease akin to …
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Living through recovery: Christopher Kennedy Lawford on addiction

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Affordable Care Act Addresses Mental Health Issues

Affordable Care Act addresses mental health issues

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New health exchanges will be required to cover mental health care and substance abuse treatment, says Rachel Garfield, senior researcher at the Kaiser Family Foundation. The new law will cover more people in other ways, Garfield says. STORY: Newtown …
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Reauthorizing VAWA in current form could be grave mistake

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Abuse-reduction efforts should emphasize substance abuse treatment, counseling, and the like, with aggressive arrest and prosecution being essential but back-up strategies. In short, we need more counseling and less incarceration. So before the Senate …
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Study Ties Drug Shortage to Poorer Cancer Survival

Study ties drug shortage to poorer cancer survival

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Young cancer patients who couldn't get a key medicine because of a national drug shortage were more likely to suffer a relapse than others who were able to get the preferred treatment, doctors report. It's the first evidence that a long-standing drug …
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More pressure to justify cost of cancer drugs versus benefits

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Fort Mill Memorial 5K, Fun Run to Focus on Addiction

Fort Mill memorial 5K, fun run to focus on addiction

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Keystone is a private, non-profit agency that serves as the county's designated substance abuse treatment center. Its funding comes from an array of sources including county, state and federal tax revenues, client fees and donations. The memorial run …
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Marine Corps Enforces Breathalyzer Tests

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