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Celebrities and Heroin Addiction: How It Happens

Celebrities and Heroin Addiction: How It Happens

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The addiction experts noted that while cocaine has a reputation for being appealing to business people for its ability give them energy and focus, heroin's appeal is that it allows users to escape reality, a temptation for some in high-stress or highly … Read more on ABC News

 

Like Water: Marvin Gaye's Influence in The District

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House of Cards: The New Media Crack for Netflix Addicts

House of Cards: The New Media Crack for Netflix Addicts

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It only matters that it's addictive. Beyond the obvious ratings victory for Netflix, it is also a victory for “bingers.” Despite Cards' popularity, there is more than a little criticism that the show is just a soap opera for political junkies. But as … Read more on The Fiscal Times

 

Special report: The menace of meth

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Nearest Alcohol Abuse Treatment Center by Boca Raton


Nearest Alcohol Abuse Treatment Center By Boca Raton – For Drug Recovery Assistance Call 1-855-602-5102 24/7/365.

 

Buffalo Treatment Center for Alcohol & Drug Addiction Announced

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The program at Buffalo Treatment Center offers a collective style of treatment options for clients. Ultimately, its bottom line is to help all clients leave the addiction treatment center with a structure in place for life outside of it. People come … Read more on PR Web (press release)

 

Defendant in Sinks Canyon shooting to enter alcohol abuse program

Maintaining Long-Term Sobriety With Dr.Howard C. Samuels on CBS the Insider


Maintaining long-term sobriety with Dr.Howard C. Samuels on CBS The Insider – Actress Demi Moore is discussed on CBS show The Insider with Dr.Howard C. Samuels of The Hills Treatment Center.

 

Special Report: Vermont spends millions on addiction-fighting drug that is

Filed under: crack abuse

Taxpayer dollars are subsidizing the addiction habits of hundreds of Vermonters, and lawmakers are considering legislation to crack down on buprenorphine diversion. The state last year spent $ 8.25 million in Medicaid money on buprenorphine, a narcotic … Read more on Brattleboro Reformer

 

Broken Childhoods

Broken childhoods

Filed under: Crack Addiction Symptoms

Phoenix's life was also marred by the addictions of those around her. Her father was an occasional drunk. Her mother smoked crack. Treatment for addictions, already a complex emotional process, is spotty in Manitoba. There are long wait-lists, and … Read more on Winnipeg Free Press

 

Heroin: Trendy, dangerous, and available in Fulton County

Filed under: Crack Addiction Symptoms

Ironically, it is being sparked in part by a government effort to crack down on the abuse of prescription opiates, they believe. …. Users experience being “dope sick,” with symptoms that include nausea, headache, and an inability to concentrate … Read more on LimaOhio.com

Study Casts Doubt on Porn Addiction, but Counselors Say It Exists

Study Casts Doubt on Porn Addiction, but Counselors Say It Exists

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The addiction to porn and sexual practices now with the Internet is like crack cocaine.” Collins said he's lived the addiction. “I lost two wives over the problem,” he said, and at one point he was so desperate that he tried to kill himself by taking … Read more on Newsweek

 


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Crack-pipe vending machines a boon to Vancouver users

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What Does It Mean When Some One Says ” He/she Went Into Rehab?”?

Question by killer_of_the_dead: What does it mean when some one says ” He/she went into Rehab?”?
What does rehab do to people and why do pepople gp there?

Best answer:

Answer by Ella
Rehab is short for rehabilitation. Someone could go to rehab for a number of reasons including addictions or substance abuse reasons. People receive counseling and behavior modification during rehab while living in a supportive and safe environment.

Answer by Katie M
They usually go there for help with alcohol or drug addictions, “rehabilitation”.

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Giving Up the War on Drugs?

Giving up the war on drugs?

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O'REILLY: With the legalization of marijuana in Washington state and Colorado can crack pipe vending machines here be far behind? Joining us once again … O'REILLY: You know there is one thing, in Singapore, which has no drug addiction at all, zero. Read more on Fox News

 

Special Report: State spends millions on addiction-fighting drug that is

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“Substance Abuse” and “issues” ?

Question by ninjagirlz: “Substance abuse” and “issues” ?
Why is it that it is said that all people who use “substances” have some sort of other issues, or that they use them to escape whatever their problems are ? Cant some people just use them occasionally because they like how they make them feel?? Just a thought.

Best answer:

Answer by JAMES A N
Not all substance users have severe emotional/mental issues. In fact, many people who do choose to use a substance don’t become addicted and develop problematic tendencies. People do refer to this though because a large population of drug users get high for the sole reason of escaping reality, depression, physical pain or other underlying mental conditions.

Deschutes County Talks Health Grants

Deschutes County talks health grants

Filed under: help for drug abuse

One possible grant, offered by the federal Office of National Drug Control Policy, could provide $ 125,000 per year to the county for five years, helping support a coalition of health officials working to cut down on substance abuse among school-aged kids. Read more on Bend Bulletin

 


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