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Drug Addiction / Dependence & Employment?

Question by cna1970: Drug Addiction / Dependence & employment?
I’ve been taking pain medication for a medical reason for a few years…. I take more than I should and realize that I am going to need help getting off this medication. I function & work normally…. noone has a clue… Continue reading

Hunger and Drug Addiction Share Similar Neural Mechanism

Hunger and Drug Addiction Share Similar Neural Mechanism
Scientists with the Universite de Bordeaux in France discovered in a new study that food and marijuana cravings share the same neural mechanism in the human brain. The team found that the same receptors light up in mice when they are deprived… Continue reading

Coal City Cops Offer Testing Kits to Combat Drug Use

Coal City cops offer testing kits to combat drug use
A growing heroin problem within Grundy County has resulted in one police department distributing drug testing kits to concerned parents. …. You're entitled to view 5 articles for free every 30 days, and you currently have (%remaining%) remaining …
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Massachusetts Youths' Drug Use Higher Than US Rate, Report Says

Massachusetts youths' drug use higher than US rate, report says
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's Behavioral Health Barometer found 7.4 percent of Massachusetts youths smoked cigarettes in 2011 and 2012, a slightly higher rate than the rest of the country, but down from earlier years …
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Local Native Fights Back From Drug Addiction – Williamson Daily News

Local native fights back from drug addiction – Williamson Daily News

Local native fights back from drug addiction
Williamson Daily News
are many drug addiction stories around the world. Some have happy endings, while others have very tragic and heartbreaking conclusions. One such drug addiction story involves a former… Continue reading

I Would Like to Know How to Find Drug Rehabs in Decatur, Texas.?

Question by arlyn h: I would like to know how to find drug rehabs in Decatur, Texas.?
I’m doing a research on various drug addictions and I just want to know more about the treatment programs available for these.

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Marietta Woman Sentenced for Heroin Trafficking

Marietta woman sentenced for heroin trafficking
A Marietta woman with a long history of drug addiction was sentenced Thursday to more than two years in prison for trafficking and possessing heroin. Miriam J. Sergent, 52, of 213 Meigs St., pleaded guilty Dec. 13 to two of the nine drug-related …… Continue reading

Hunger and Drug Addiction Share Similar Neural Mechanism

Hunger and Drug Addiction Share Similar Neural Mechanism
Scientists with the Universite de Bordeaux in France discovered in a new study that food and marijuana cravings share the same neural mechanism in the human brain. The team found that the same receptors light up in mice when they are deprived… Continue reading

Heroin Makes a Comeback

Heroin Makes a Comeback
According to drug abuse experts, an astonishing number of young people — those who romanticized the high they experienced after raiding their parent's medicine cabinet — have also turned to heroin. The latest National Survey on drug use and health …
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Celebrity Deaths Prompt Necessary Discussion of Drug Addiction

Celebrity deaths prompt necessary discussion of drug addiction
It has come to point where collectively, we must re-address how we partake in discussions about drug addiction. For a very long time the general public – bereft of an addictive disposition – has viewed drug addiction as ill-informed, foolish, selfish …… Continue reading