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$15 Million Sought for Drug Addiction Treatment Programs – the Saratogian

million sought for drug addiction treatment programs – The Saratogian


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$ 15 million sought for drug addiction treatment programs
The Saratogian
ALBANY >> New York's growing heroin problem is being fueled by the state's crackdown on abuse of prescription pain medication, drug abuse experts said Tuesday, calling on legislators… Continue reading

If Obesity Is a Disease, Then What?

If Obesity Is a Disease, Then What?
I would go even further than the American Medical Association and label obesity a communicable disease, one passed from person to person, and generation to generation, in urban communities with insufficient access to vegetables, limited space for …
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I Have a Sister Who Has Metal Problems and She Is Addicted to Heroin and She Is a Stripper What Can I Do >?

Question by taybear1600: i have a sister who has metal problems and she is addicted to heroin and she is a stripper what can i do >?

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Answer by Wutz it worth 2 ya?
Well, I have a male cousin who’s addicted to crack and heroin, maybe ecstasy still too. He lost his marriage and girls to the disease. Drug abuse is a disease because once they’re hooked it consumed… Continue reading

Inpatient Drug Rehab in NYC/5 Boroughs?

Question by jej: Inpatient drug rehab in NYC/5 boroughs?
I have a friend who is ready to check into a rehab for his drug addiction, however, he is on methadone maintenance and does not want to quit it. I was told by a rehab center in NYC that no New… Continue reading

Colorado, Utah Move to Raise Smoking Age to 21

Colorado, Utah Move to Raise Smoking Age to 21
New York City last year raised the tobacco age to 21, as did Hawaii County, Hawaii. Utah already has the nation's lowest smoking rate, about 12 percent in 2011 according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Colorado isn't far… Continue reading

Celebrities Who've Opened Up About Drug Addiction

Celebrities Who've Opened Up About Drug Addiction
Hoffman was found dead of an apparent heroin overdose on Sunday (Feb. 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.
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What Should I Choose as a Career?

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Question by thestoryisinthesoil: What should I choose as a career?
I’m a 23 year old female from upstate new york. I will be graduating with my master’s degree in biology in spring 2012 and I have to decide whether I want to try to get a job with… Continue reading

Drug Treatments for Alzheimer's Disease

Drug treatments for Alzheimer's disease
However, the availability of these drugs may have resulted in AD treatment being prioritised over that for other forms of dementia and over the later stages of dementia, where the drugs are less useful (Pelosi et al, 2006). Many memory clinics provide …
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Maine Governor Cites 'Troubling Epidemic' of Addicted Babies

Maine Governor Cites 'Troubling Epidemic' of Addicted Babies
With the country's attention focused on overdoses and deaths because of heroin, Gov. Paul R. LePage of Maine on Tuesday turned the spotlight on babies that have been born in his state to drug-addicted mothers. Mr. LePage said that 927 “drug-addicted …
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Lipitar/torcetrapib of Pfizer Inc.?

Question by pretty gramma: lipitar/torcetrapib of pfizer inc.?
how is this drugs harmful to the user, what will be happen if in take of it over 7 yrs.? Thank you

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Answer by Butt
Here are the Cholesterol studies, most of them.
Any Benefits?
Most doctors are convinced–and seek… Continue reading