Drug Addiction: Experts Debate New Labels for Alcohol, Drug Addiction – nola.com

Experts Debate New Labels for Alcohol, Drug Addiction – nola.com

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Special to The Washington Post. What’s in a name? That’s a question that experts are wrestling with as they prepare to revise the diagnostic manual that spells out the criteria for addiction and other substance-use problems. The catalyst for this …
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Narconon Spokesperson Reports: Arrests Alone Won't Curtail Addiction Issues

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In May 2012, a large operation in New York City resulted in the arrest of more than forty gang members who had been dealing drugs, including one individual who had been involved in the proliferation of crack cocaine use in the 1980s.
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Drug epidemic is subject of local forum

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Parents of addicts agree. “With all my experience with addicts, I did not recognize the addiction of my own son, Philip,” said Nora Ammirati, who works with nonviolent addicts at a drug treatment program offered by the Nassau County district attorney's …
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Brooke Mueller Returns to Rehab After Drug Binge With Charlie Sheen

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Mueller is on probation after her arrest in Aspen in December on drug charges has relapsed and Celebuzz has learned that she has checked into a clinic for an addiction to crack cocaine. Mueller's rep, Steve Honig confirmed the news today.
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