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Weight Loss Drug Topamax Can Help Alcohol and Cocaine Addiction, Says

Weight Loss Drug Topamax Can Help Alcohol and Cocaine Addiction, Says

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Researchers say that the drug Topamax (topiramate), which normally is utilized for treating epilepsy and helping with weight loss, can also help people addicted to both cocaine and alcohol use less cocaine. Topamax Offers Hope Previous studies have …
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'Glee' Creator Reveals: Finn Hudson Will Die with Cory Monteith

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

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

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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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Delaware Voice: Delaware Must Expand Its Drug Rehab Programs

Delaware Voice: Delaware must expand its drug rehab programs

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We have an epidemic of alcoholism and prescription drug abuse in Delaware and the nation. Our state has one state-funded detoxification center on Kirkwood Highway. Citizens come from Sussex, Kent and New Castle County every day for treatment, only to …
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Florida Drug Rehab Recognizes PTSD Awareness Day

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Betty Ford Center, Hazelden Consider Possible Alliance

Betty Ford Center, Hazelden consider possible alliance

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The Betty Ford Center and the Hazelden Foundation, two leading substance abuse treatment centers, are exploring the possibility of a formal business alliance, in large part because of the influx of new patients expected as a result of the Affordable …
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DEA Wages Hemp War Behind The Scenes In House

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Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal Signs Law to Shift Drug Offenders From Jail to Rehab

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal signs law to shift drug offenders from jail to rehab

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Under the new law, Louisianians convicted of felony drug possession or intent to distribute less than a certain amount of drugs will be eligible for release one year early if the court determines they suffer from addiction, would respond to rehab and …
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Young people trapped by drugs and alcohol

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Where Can I Find the Creed for the Department of Health and Human Services?

Question by tommmytee: Where can I find the creed for the Department of Health and Human Services?
I want to know what that department claims is their reason for existance.

Best answer:

Answer by Easy B Me II
THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES is the United States government’s principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves.

THE DEPARTMENT INCLUDES MORE THAN 300 PROGRAMS, covering a wide spectrum of activities. Some highlights include: