Help! I Need to Go to a Drug Rehab but Can’t Afford It, Any Suggestions on How to Find a Sponser?
Question by SHELTIELUVER: Help! I need to go to a drug rehab but can’t afford it, any suggestions on how to find a sponser?
SHould I write a newspaper article, contact the news, etc..? If I don’t get help soon, I will die. I am 33 and believe… Continue reading
Grandfather Among 42 Drug Addicts Nabbed in Raid
Grandfather among 42 drug addicts nabbed in raid
MALAYSIA – A grandfather of eight grandchildren who has been feeding his daily drug addiction since 20 years ago was among 42 addicts detained in an anti-drug raid under the Tok Pasai bridge in Kuala Kedah, reported Kosmo! The 62-year-old, known as… Continue reading
Study Finds Above-Average Drug Use by Massachusetts Teenagers
Study finds above-average drug use by Massachusetts teenagers
BOSTON — A new federal report finds that Massachusetts residents ages 12 to 17 use drugs more than their counterparts across the country and do not perceive great risk in use of marijuana and weekly drinking. The Substance Abuse … The report,… Continue reading
Ohio Bill Requires Reports on Drug–addicted Babies
Ohio bill requires reports on drug–addicted babies
The Ohio House has approved a bill requiring hospital maternity units and newborn care nurseries and maternity homes to report the number of babies born addicted to drugs. The reporting to the state Health Department, mandated for every three months, …
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PH Embassy Officials Visit the European Monitoring Center for Drugs
PH Embassy officials visit the European Monitoring Center for Drugs
Ambassador Philippe J. Lhuillier and officials from Philippine Embassy in Lisbon visited the European Monitoring Centre on Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) on 21 January 2014 at its headquarters in Lisbon. Ambassador Lhuillier met with Wolfgang Götz, EMCDDA director, and… Continue reading
Drug Use New Black
Drug use new black
It has not taken over from divorce as the social-ill-du-jour affecting heroes in the crime-drama genre, but it certainly has been added to the mix. Here are some examples to back this up: Detective Rustin ''Rust'' Cohle (Matthew McConaughey) in True …
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Experts Debate Whether Marijuana Is a 'gateway' Drug
Experts debate whether marijuana is a 'gateway' drug
One of the biggest points being argued in the marijuana debate is whether pot should be considered a “gateway drug;” a drug which leads users to branch out into more dangerous substances such as cocaine, heroin and crystal meth. The Washington …
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Drug Addicted Family Member?
Question by Blundt Cake: Drug addicted family member?
How do you help someone who refuses to help themselves, even when they are in/out of jail, homeless, jobless, in denial, and don’t think they have a problem???? What do you do? Especially if they call from jail saying they’re… Continue reading
Why Oh Why Most Doctors Continually Over Prescribed Their Patients?
Question by Matthew Perkins: Why oh why most doctors continually over prescribed their patients?
First of all on December 7, 2010 I lost a very good friend of mine that froze to death. So as you can imagine I was a little bit depressed. Don’t get me… Continue reading
Amid Heroin Epidemic, Fund Budget
Amid heroin epidemic, fund budget
Moreover, the state also is afflicted with an epidemic of prescription drug addiction. Overdose deaths involving prescription drugs have increased by 89 percent statewide since 1999, Ms. Kane testified, and hospital admissions for opioid and synthetic …
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