DR. JOSEPH SHRAND: Drug Addiction Is Not a Moral Failing
DR. JOSEPH SHRAND: Drug addiction is not a moral failing
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Seeing addiction as a moral failing, these folks become outraged that our government spends their tax dollars on treating people who knew from the start they were using an addictive drug, in essence telling them they were on their own and we should not …
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Kentucky Invests Million to Treat Drug Addiction in Prisoners
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According to the Kentucky Department of Corrections, 30 percent of Kentucky inmates struggling with drug addiction return to jail. But a 2011 study from the University of Kentucky said this figure drops to 20 percent among inmates who receive treatment …
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Report: Prescription abuse, pot use on the rise
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The study also reports the number of Iowans sekking treatment for meth addiction climbed to a five-year high of 10.5 percent, which indicates the demand for the drug remains strong. Pals said the abuse of prescription drugs is a continuing problem …
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Pain medication addiction reaching epidemic level
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“The pain patient can be treated with narcotics with little risk of developing the self-destructive behavior characteristic of addiction,” concluded a 1990 report “The Use of Narcotics for the Treatment of Chronic Pain,” by the Sacramento-El Dorado …
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