Symptoms of Sleep Apnea & Treatment, Canton MA
Symptoms of Sleep Apnea & Treatment, Canton MA — Sleep Apnea is defined as the temporary stoppage of breathing during sleep, often resulting in daytime sleepiness. Apnea is a Greek word that means “want of …
Record number of Ohioans die from heroin overdoses
[rewrite]Ohio is not alone in high numbers of heroin deaths. In Massachusetts, Gov. Deval Patrick last month declared a public health emergency in response to heroin overdoses and opioid addiction. Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin dedicated his entire State of the …[/rewrite]
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Vermont Gets $10M Grant for Drug Treatment
Vermont gets M grant for drug treatment
[rewrite]Peter Shumlin and Health Commissioner Harry Chen announced Friday that Vermont will get a $ 10 million federal grant to expand early intervention and treatment programs for young adults at risk of alcohol and drug abuse. The grant will fund a five-year …[/rewrite]
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Grant to help Willacy tackle drug–abuse problem
[rewrite]Since taking the job in September, Tristan has walked the streets of Willacy County, knocking on doors and visiting schools to learn that the area's biggest drug problem stems from elderly residents' sale of prescription drugs to children. So far, she …[/rewrite]
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Substance Abuse Counselor Convicted of Murder in Torrance Pedestrian's Death
Substance abuse counselor convicted of murder in Torrance pedestrian's death
[rewrite]Los Angeles >> A substance abuse counselor who drove two miles through Torrance with a dying man on her windshield was convicted Tuesday of second-degree murder, drunken driving and hit-and-run charges. Sherri Lynn Wilkins showed no response as …[/rewrite]
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Bill that would force loved ones into substance abuse treatment passes House …
[rewrite]John Walsh is hoping a bill he introduced that would allow families to file a court petition to force their loved one into substance abuse treatment before they hurt themselves or others will be law sometime this summer. The Livonia lawmaker said he …[/rewrite]
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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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Do You Think Drug Abuse Is Interchangeable With Drug Misuse?
Question by moprimcess29: Do you think drug abuse is interchangeable with drug misuse?
[rewrite]Do you think drug abuse is interchangeable with drug misuse? Does one automatically cause/result in the other? Explain why or why not.
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Answer by msgeisha
if you’re abusing a drug, chances are you know what you’re doing and you wouldn’t misuse. but some users aren’t very smart, so it could possibly be interchangeable.
Answer by sherri
Drug misuse could mean a person is not taking it as directed by a physician; like skipping doses, not taking all the pills as directed. When taken for health reasons.
So, I think they are different.
Vt. Gov. Shumlin Says Heroin Threatens State
Vt. Gov. Shumlin says heroin threatens state
[rewrite]Peter Shumlin says heroin and addiction to opium-based drugs had grown into a full-blown crisis in the state. … He calls for treating drug addiction "as the immediate health crisis that it is" and asked lawmakers to appropriate money on treatment …[/rewrite]
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This Oscar-Winning Gay Filmmaker Made a Movie in One Of the Most …
[rewrite]Many of them have come from troubled pasts, drugs, broken families. They found this sense of … Jono Hall, IHOP Media Director. Jesse Digges [founder of Digges mission base in Uganda] showed up at a screening in New York that just happened to have …[/rewrite]
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