Addictions Are No Laughing Matter
Addictions are no laughing matter
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Drug and alcohol-related deaths have doubled since the early 1980?s (Center for Disease Control and Prevention). Approximately 135,000 deaths a year in the US are directly attributed to drugs/alcohol. Improvement in addiction treatment will come about …
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Peacenik Santa Cruz Makes War on Homeless Addicts
Filed under: drug addiction treatment centers
Santa Cruz, a popular beachfront vacation spot on California's central coast with an outsized reputation for great surfing and progressive politics, has a drug problem. But the problem goes … “I am 100 percent for needle exchange,” T.J. Magallanes …
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Prescription painkiller abuse a growing problem
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Why this surge in painkiller abuse? While some people are more prone to addiction than others, anyone can become dependent on these drugs. "Addiction does not discriminate" is an old saying in recovery treatment programs for addiction. Many people …
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Drug addicts should be treated, not imprisoned
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Costa insisted that countries that relied primarily on law enforcement to deal with drug addicts and their associated crimes, rather than treating users as sufferers, perpetuated an expensive cycle of addiction, crime, incarceration and recidivism …
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