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Prescription Drug Abuse, Addiction, and Detoxing

Prescription Drug Abuse, Addiction, and Detoxing — Opiate abuse and addiction can have serious effects. As this video explains, some people have a biological predisposition to prescription painkiller addictio…


Mashpee conference to focus on prescription drug abuse
[rewrite]February 22, 2014. MASHPEE – “Preventing and Treating Prescription Drug Abuse” will be the topic of a Family Wellness Conference at Mashpee High School from 5 to 7:30 p.m. March 4. There will be a free spaghetti dinner, and a chance to win a new iPad.[/rewrite]
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How to Help Get an Addict or Alcoholic Family Member Into Drug Rehab?

How to help get an addict or alcoholic family member into drug rehab? — http://www.soberliving.com/advice-to-the-family-of-an-addict.php Learn how to talk to a family member who is on drugs or an alcoholic. Information for the fa…


Letter: Support local ministries, nonprofits
[rewrite]We may judge harshly those who chose to take drugs and became addicted or landed in jail, or got pregnant and lost custody of their children, or got behind on payments, or found themselves in abusive relationships they needed to flee from, or any …[/rewrite]
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COUNSEL'S CORNER: Provider Strategies to Combat the Prescription Drug

COUNSEL'S CORNER: Provider Strategies to Combat the Prescription Drug
[rewrite]Alix C. Michel and David J. Ward, with Michel & Ward, Chattanooga, Tenn., have a combined 50 years of legal experience, primarily in medical and professional malpractice and prescription drug abuse matters. Their expertise in prescription drug abuse …[/rewrite]
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Commission, School Board, Senate candidates file
[rewrite]“I would especially like to be involved in helping attract new businesses with good paying jobs, that is the future for our young people and they are the future of the county. “McDowell County is made up of Democrats, … I don't think anyone is served …[/rewrite]
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Oregon Dem Destroys Top Drug Official Who Can't Say if Weed's Less Addictive

Oregon Dem destroys top drug official who can't say if weed's less addictive
[rewrite]An Oregon Democrat literally threw up his hands in frustration Tuesday after failing to get a direct answer to his question about marijuana's dangers from the deputy director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. Rep. Earl …[/rewrite]
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In an Epic 6-Minute Exchange, Oregon Congressman Eviscerates U.S. Drug Policy
[rewrite]What is more dangerous and addictive: methamphetamines and cocaine or marijuana? Ask any rational person and they will say methamphetamines and cocaine. Ask Michael Botticelli, National Drug Control Policy deputy director, however, and expect an …[/rewrite]
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Support Is Available in Various Ways if in Need

Support is available in various ways if in need
[rewrite]NARCONON ARROWHEAD: Free counseling; learn how and why a person becomes addicted to drugs and alcohol and what you can do to help; call for free booklet at 800-468-6933 or visit www.stopaddiction.com to receive free counseling, referrals, …[/rewrite]
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Freedom for Corby recalls the Cohens' 11 year jail nightmare
[rewrite]Crime · Drug Abuse · Editors' Picks. For New Zealander Lorraine Cohen and her son Aaron, the drug was heroin, and the rat-infested cell was in Malaysia. Mother and son on … Despite leaving Malaysia free of the heroin addiction that blighted her life …[/rewrite]
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VSEA Calls Attention to Staffing Issues

VSEA calls attention to staffing issues
[rewrite]Chronic understaffing is also a problem to fix, the VSEA claims. Matthews described some … The association has also added a new item to its wish list: negotiating for prescription drug benefits. … On the retirement front, the VSEA is looking to …[/rewrite]
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Heroin's role detailed in SUNY Broome professor's death
[rewrite]… addicts who want help likely to be denied by insurers. More. ADVERTISEMENT. APALACHIN — After taking four lines of heroin, SUNY Broome Community College professor Wesley Warren's face turned pale and he passed out on his basement couch.[/rewrite]
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