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Phoenix Man Recovering From Heroin Addiction, Sibling Still Struggling

Phoenix man recovering from heroin addiction, sibling still struggling
[rewrite]I went and got help." He did that by going to a methadone clinic and joining the LDS church. He's been clean for two years, and has a new job. Alex had to stop hanging around the drug crowd in Cave Creek. For the most part, he did that but did keep in …[/rewrite]
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Democrat Joe Avellone: If elected Massachusetts governor, creating department
[rewrite]Avellone says his proposed "Office of Recovery" would be under the Executive Office of Health and Human Services, and the current office that deals with substance abuse, the Massachusetts Bureau of Substance Abuse, would be folded into the new entity.[/rewrite]
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Dr. Tomer Anbar Speaks on Chronic Pain and Prescription Drug Addiction

Dr. Tomer Anbar speaks on chronic pain and prescription drug addiction — Dr. Anbar was Founder and Director of the Multidisciplinary Pain Rehabilitation Program and Scripps Health in San Diego from 2008-2012. He currently heads th…


Northern New England tackles growing drug problem
[rewrite]But while Shumlin and Hassan see improving treatment and halting addiction before it begins as the way forward, LePage offered a different strategy for combating drug abuse by ramping up law enforcement efforts to "hunt down dealers and get them off …[/rewrite]
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On Reducing the Penalty for Possession of Any Drug

On reducing the penalty for possession of any drug
[rewrite]San Diego Police Chief William Lansdowne and San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón are co-sponsors of an initiative proposed for the November ballot that would reduce the penalty for nonviolent crimes such as petty theft and simple possession …[/rewrite]
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Chief Lansdowne's fatally flawed fix for drug abuse
[rewrite]He and San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón have submitted a proposed initiative to the state that seeks to put fewer drug abusers and other nonviolent criminals in prison. The money saved, which they estimate at $ 150 million to $ 200 million a …[/rewrite]
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Philip Seymour Hoffman Leaves Extraordinary Legacy

Philip Seymour Hoffman leaves extraordinary legacy
[rewrite]Hoffman spoke candidly over the years about past struggles with drug addiction. After 23 years sober, he admitted in interviews last year to falling off the wagon and developing a heroin problem that led to a stint in rehab. The law enforcement …[/rewrite]
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Community, former addicts work to make a difference
[rewrite]MARTINSBURG -Richard Ruffner doesn't pull any punches when he talks about having been a severe heroin addict for four years – what it meant to lose his family and home, the crimes he committed to support his habit and even trips to Baltimore to …[/rewrite]
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Arcturus Therapeutics, Inc. Announces an RNAi Therapeutic Targeting

Arcturus Therapeutics, Inc. Announces an RNAi Therapeutic Targeting
[rewrite]Arcturus Therapeutics Logo. (PRNewsFoto/Arcturus Therapeutics) · Download image. Arcturus Therapeutics Logo. (PRNewsFoto/Arcturus Therapeutics). SAN DIEGO, Jan. 13, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Arcturus Therapeutics, Inc., an industry leader in RNA …[/rewrite]
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NY gov takes careful step on medical marijuana
[rewrite]While nearly two dozen states have OK'd marijuana for medical purposes and Colorado and Washington have legalized its use for pleasure, Cuomo is tapping a 1980 state law to allow as many as 20 hospitals to dispense the drug to people with certain …[/rewrite]
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Prescription Drug Abuse Part 1 – LastingRecovery.com – San Diego – Judy Saalinger

Prescription Drug Abuse Part 1 – LastingRecovery.com – San Diego – Judy Saalinger — Visit LastingRecovery.com or call 858-453-4315 to find the help you need. Part 1 of a 3-part Audio Program focusing on PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE, with Dr. Judy…


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