Permanent Drop Box Keeps Drugs Off Street
Permanent drop box keeps drugs off street
Heroin is such a problem, he said, “we must use every means, including something as easy as the Drug Drop Box, to break the cycle of heroin addiction which continues to fuels other crimes in our county.” In the last National Prescription Drug… Continue reading
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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Russell Brand: Philip Seymour Hoffman Is Another Victim of Extremely Stupid …
Russell Brand: Philip Seymour Hoffman is another victim of extremely stupid …
The reason I am so non-judgmental of Hoffman or Bieber and so condemnatory of the pop cultural tinsel that adorns the reporting around them is that I am a drug addict in recovery, so like any drug addict… Continue reading
Philip Seymour Hoffman Had ‘hard-core’ Drug Addiction
Philip Seymour Hoffman had ‘hard-core’ drug addiction
Philip Seymour Hoffman had a “hard-core” drug addiction and injected … The musician insisted he was being made a “scapegoat” in the wake of the high-profile drug overdose. “All of the evidence adduced to date has indicated that Robert did …
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Philip Seymour Hoffman Had ‘hard-core’ Drug Addiction
Philip Seymour Hoffman had ‘hard-core’ drug addiction
Philip Seymour Hoffman had a “hard-core” drug addiction and injected … The musician insisted he was being made a “scapegoat” in the wake of the high-profile drug overdose. “All of the evidence adduced to date has indicated that Robert did …
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Heroin, Prescription Drug Overdose Deaths on the Rise
Heroin, prescription drug overdose deaths on the rise
While the problems of celebrity and metropolitan area drug problems often gain headlines, Blair County Coroner Patricia Ross this week released more than 200 reports of deaths her staff investigated last year, and they show that drug abuse locally …
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Demi Lovato Addresses Drug Addiction After Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Death – Zap2it.com (Blog)
Demi Lovato addresses drug addiction after Philip Seymour Hoffman’s death – Zap2it.com (blog)
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Demi Lovato addresses drug addiction after Philip Seymour Hoffman's death Zap2it.com (blog) After the death of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman from an apparent drug overdose on Sunday (Feb. 2), many celebrities offered their condolences to… Continue reading |
KNIGHT: The ACLU's Deadly Prescription for Addiction
KNIGHT: The ACLU's deadly prescription for addiction
“There was a fourfold increase in opioid sales between 1999 and 2010, which corresponds to our fourfold increase in overdose deaths involving opioid pain relievers,” said Christopher M. Jones, team leader of the prescription-drug overdose team in the …
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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
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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