drug addiction

Celebrities Who’ve Opened Up About Drug Addiction – Huffington Post

Celebrities Who’ve Opened Up About Drug Addiction – Huffington Post

Celebrities Who've Opened Up About Drug Addiction
Huffington Post
"For a long time I thought I did too much damage — drug damage. I was a bit of a drifter. A guy who felt he grew up in something of… Continue reading

Celebrities Who've Opened Up About Drug Addiction

Celebrities Who've Opened Up About Drug Addiction
2) in New York City after years of battling his addictions. He struggled with substance abuse in his twenties, but remained sober for over two decades before relapsing last year. Hoffman checked into rehab in May 2013 to deal with abuse of prescription… Continue reading

Alcohol & Drug Rehab Kenosha Launches Center to Battle Substance Abuse Addiction

Alcohol & Drug Rehab Kenosha Launches Center to Battle Substance Abuse Addiction
Alcohol & Drug Rehab Kenosha helps people get relief from their alcohol and drug addiction problems. Call (262) 671-1142 for a free appointment. (PRWeb February 06, 2014) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/kenosha-drug-rehab/alcohol-treatment-center/prweb11551141.htm
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Legal Highs Targeted as Experts Warn Drug Addicts Still Stigmatised

Legal highs targeted as experts warn drug addicts still stigmatised
Drug deaths statistics reported in August revealed that in Scotland in 2012, there were 37 deaths where new psychoactive substances (NPS) were implicated. In 32 cases pathologists judged that these substances were directly implicated and in five cases …
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Philip Seymour Hoffman: Addiction Is a Chronic Disease of the Brain

Philip Seymour Hoffman: addiction is a chronic disease of the brain
Philip Seymour Hoffman’s tragic death, apparently the result of a drug overdose, is a reminder that drug addiction crosses all socioeconomic barriers, the treatment system is lacking and addiction is a stealth companion, a chronic disease of the brain.… Continue reading

Cher's Son & 'Desperate Housewives' Star Both Reveal Drug Addiction in Wake

Cher's Son & 'Desperate Housewives' Star Both Reveal Drug Addiction In Wake
It seems Allman's drug use began at an early age and he believes it was part of the culture he was brought up in. He stated "I started with drugs around the same time that we all… Continue reading

Doc: My State in Addiction Stranglehold

Doc: My state in addiction stranglehold
Mark Publicker Maine is in the stranglehold of just such a transitional drug addiction epidemic — it began in the late ’90s. And we are not alone. Recent reports of mass overdose deaths in Pittsburgh and Rhode Island are strong indicators that …
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Should the Use of Homeopathic Treatments on Children Be Banned?

Question by Gary Y: Should the use of homeopathic treatments on children be banned?
A prominent pharmacy consultant is calling for the Australian Federal Government to ban the use of homeopathic treatments on children.

From the article, “Homeopathy not for children: pharmacist”:-

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Letter: Headlines Do Not Tell the Story of Drug Addiction – Daily Record (Subscription)

Letter: Headlines do not tell the story of drug addiction – Daily Record (subscription)

Letter: Headlines do not tell the story of drug addiction
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It's happened again. The headlines are catchy and the pictures show all the despair of active addiction for a movie star. This, the… Continue reading

Court Helps Those With 'Invisible Wounds'

Court helps those with 'invisible wounds'
The Indiana Judicial Center recently granted provisional certification to Montgomery Superior Court 2 for a Veterans Treatment Court. The goal of the program will be to find help or treatment programs instead of jail time for veterans. “During the past …
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