Treatment Over Punishment for Addicts
Treatment over punishment for addicts
[rewrite]Two weeks ago, we had a young woman on the front page of our paper who had been arrested for possession of a narcotic – Suboxone. Suboxone is a semi-synthetic opioid, according to Wikipedia, used to treat opioid addiction in higher dosages and to …[/rewrite]
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Heroin's Euphoric High Makes It Hard to Quit
[rewrite]Heroin is also highly addictive, luring almost a quarter of those who use it into dependence, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Medications like methadone and buprenorphine, which activate the same brain receptors as heroin, can help …[/rewrite]
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A New Day Rehab Testimonial Chris | a New Day | 561-626-3450
A New Day Rehab Testimonial Chris | A New Day | 561-626-3450 — Hear Chris as he shares his problems and his experience at A New Day Addiction Treatment. For more information visit 561-626-3450.
Heroin resurgence brings back forgotten drug
[rewrite]… New York City from 2010 to 2012, according to a September 2013 report, while the number of heroin users seeking help on New York's Long Island in January rose to 767, far from the average 100 a month seen just five years ago by a local treatment …[/rewrite]
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Treatment Center Rochester MN | Detox Rochester MN | Treatment Center Rochester MN
Treatment Center Rochester MN | Detox Rochester MN | Treatment Center Rochester MN — http://rochester.alcoholismrecoverycenter.com/ Addiction Treatment Rochester, Minnesota offers treatment for people in all stages of dependency, whether they…
Twin Cities, Minnesota trying to cope with flood of cheap, pure heroin
[rewrite]In 2012, treatment centers in the Twin Cities metro area admitted almost twice as many people — 2,724 — primarily for heroin abuse, compared with five years earlier. The admissions were higher than for other opiates or for methamphetamine or cocaine.[/rewrite]
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Seattle Treatment Center for Alcohol & Drug Addiction Announced
Seattle Treatment Center for Alcohol & Drug Addiction Announced
[rewrite]A Seattle treatment center is announcing that it is opening doors for adults and adolescents dealing with alcohol and drug addiction through Drug Addiction Treatment Centers. Statistics from a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services report reveal …[/rewrite]
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Hoffman's Heroin Points to Surge in Grim Trade
[rewrite]Drug Enforcement Agency. From 2010 to 2012, after several years of decline, heroin-related overdose deaths increased 84 percent in New York City to 382, according to Health Department statistics. Staten Island, where prescription drug addiction has …[/rewrite]
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Philip Seymour Hoffman Dead: Actor Dies Aged 46
Philip Seymour Hoffman Dead: Actor Dies Aged 46
[rewrite]It was reported in May 2013 that Hoffman underwent drug detox treatment for substances including heroin. In an interview in 2006, he said: "It was all that [drugs and alcohol], yeah, it was anything I could get my hands on … I liked it all. "I went …[/rewrite]
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Philip Seymour Hoffman's 'Hunger Games' Role & His Other Final Performances
[rewrite]Philip Seymour Hoffman was found dead in his New York City apartment on Feb. 2 after an apparent drug overdose. The actor, who was 46 at the time of his death, leaves behind a legacy of iconic performances, including but not limited to his Oscar …[/rewrite]
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Lupica: Chiara De Blasio's Substance Abuse Admission Was Orchestrated by De …
Lupica: Chiara de Blasio's substance abuse admission was orchestrated by de …
[rewrite]Somehow, on Christmas Eve, the incoming mayor of New York City, Bill de Blasio, managed to turn his teenage daughter's struggles with alcohol and drugs into one last campaign ad, even though this was the darker, flip side of the television commercial …[/rewrite]
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Teen substance use fight goes on
[rewrite]"Sometimes people might think, 'Well, marijuana is the lesser of the evils,'" West Van for Youth's coordinator Tiffany Schwieterman said, but any drug use can impact a child or teen's brain development, she added. The group's steering committee is …[/rewrite]
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