'Grandcarers' Giving Up Retirement to Care for Grandchildren
'Grandcarers' giving up retirement to care for grandchildren
[rewrite]Sick of scraping by with minimal help from the State and Federal governments, they are now campaigning for the same entitlements as foster parents. But finding the time and energy to lobby for change is proving … Her daughter is battling a drug …[/rewrite]
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'My younger days are a bit of a blur'
[rewrite]Jasmine Taylor can't remember going shopping with her parents, having a family meal at a restaurant, or taking in a film at the cinema… it just didn't happen. For her life was parents with serious crack and heroin addiction. Her dad was in and out of …[/rewrite]
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What Is Drug Addiction, Effects and Treatment? More Particularly in the Philippines?
Question by Patrick S: what is drug addiction, effects and treatment? more particularly in the philippines?
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Answer by Cliff Schaffer
The answer to that question could fill libraries.
Start by reading this book: http://druglibrary.org/schaffer/Library/studies/cu/cumenu.htm
It is probably the best overall review of the subject ever written.
The Philippines is basically in the dark ages with respect to drugs. Mindless policies and police corruption are the rule, rather than the exception. You can find a lot of news articles on the subject by searching at http://www.mapinc.org
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Sheriff: Town Should Have Asked Sooner About Rehab Center
Sheriff: Town should have asked sooner about rehab center
[rewrite]Sunspire runs several facilities across the U.S. that treat addiction, including licensed residential rehab centers in California, Florida, Massachusetts and Oregon. At the town manager's request following Thursday's meeting, Tanner will present a …[/rewrite]
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A 'blockade' for opiates: Vivitrol offers hope for treatment
[rewrite]That's what the pilot program at Journey Mental Health Center in Madison has been trying to study since the first participant started receiving the treatment in November, thanks to funding from a state grant. A number of other local drug treatment …[/rewrite]
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Data on Drug Addiction?
Question by thecheapest902: data on drug addiction?
[rewrite]I would like to have any data on drug addiction in the world, how many percentage of its people are addicted by country.
It’s better if there is any additional information on drug abuse among celebrities in US and other countries.
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Answer by Anna
how many people are addicted
uhhh….uhhhh………..
alot?
*puff*
The War Within: Portraits of Vietnam Veterans Fighting Heroin Addiction
The War Within: Portraits of Vietnam Veterans Fighting Heroin Addiction
[rewrite]Caption from LIFE. "The tears that rolled down Chad Harris's cheeks were partly a symptom of withdrawal: he hadn't had a fix in 14 hours. But he was also crying out of fear that he wouldn't be accepted into the drug treatment program at California's …[/rewrite]
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The class war on drug users
[rewrite]Peter Shumlin wants to use the moment of arrest as an opportunity to steer drug users into treatment instead of prison. He wants to treat addiction as the medical problem it is. That approach costs far less. Jailing someone in Vermont for a week costs …[/rewrite]
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Philip Seymour Hoffman's Death Highlights Heroin Addiction in US
Philip Seymour Hoffman's death highlights heroin addiction in US
[rewrite]Cory Monteith, star of "Glee," also died of a heroin overdose, and Heath Ledger died in 2008 of prescription drug abuse — including opiate painkillers. Yet, the problem isn't just in Hollywood. … "Heroin is changing the landscape to this country …[/rewrite]
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Philip Seymour Hoffman death update: 4 arrested in connection with drugs in …
[rewrite]They also found used syringes, prescription drugs and empty bags that authorities suspect are used to hold heroin, the sources said. Preliminary tests Tuesday showed the heroin recovered … Fentanyl is a powerful narcotic used to treat cancer patients …[/rewrite]
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