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Experts: No Family Immune to Ravages of Drug Addiction – Indiana Gazette

Experts: No family immune to ravages of drug addiction – Indiana Gazette


Indiana Gazette
Experts: No family immune to ravages of drug addiction
Indiana Gazette
A panel of experts and those affected by drug addiction took part in a discussion Tuesday evening at Saltsburg High School. From left are Mike… Continue reading

Watson: Treating Drug Addiction Needs Less Stigma

Watson: Treating drug addiction needs less stigma
Last week, I sat in on two support-group meetings conducted by Learn To Cope, an organization dedicated to providing information … on the issues of drug use, prevention and treatment. Since 1996, when opiate-based prescription painkillers like OxyContin …
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Watson: Treating Drug Addiction Needs Less Stigma

Watson: Treating drug addiction needs less stigma
Many addicts detox and enter rehab or treatment programs over and over. There are additional strategies. Best accompanied by counseling and behavioral therapy, a daily dose of methadone, buprenorphine (suboxone), or vivitrol (a 28-day shot) is sometimes …
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Watson: Treating Drug Addiction Needs Less Stigma

Watson: Treating drug addiction needs less stigma
An estimated 15 percent of high school seniors have tried prescription drugs (for fun) within the past year. As the availability of opioid prescriptions has become more restricted — a deliberate crackdown — and the street price of those drugs has …
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R.I. Senate Panel Considers Bills to Aid Treatment of Drug Addiction – the Providence Journal

R.I. Senate panel considers bills to aid treatment of drug addiction – The Providence Journal

R.I. Senate panel considers bills to aid treatment of drug addiction
The Providence Journal
Published: April 02 2014 01:00. Amid growing concern about drug abuse in Rhode Island, a legislative committee is considering bills requiring… Continue reading

Scituate Forum Hears Plea to Battle Drug Addiction With Love – Wicked Local Scituate

Scituate forum hears plea to battle drug addiction with love – Wicked Local Scituate

Scituate forum hears plea to battle drug addiction with love
Wicked Local Scituate
Perry, like others who spoke, said that eliminating the stigma that comes with addiction is the first step to solving the South Shore's… Continue reading

Watson: Treating Drug Addiction Needs Less Stigma

Watson: Treating drug addiction needs less stigma
An estimated 15 percent of high school seniors have tried prescription drugs (for fun) within the past year. As the availability of opioid prescriptions has become more restricted — a deliberate crackdown — and the street price of those drugs has …
drug… Continue reading

Watson: Treating Drug Addiction Needs Less Stigma

Watson: Treating drug addiction needs less stigma
An estimated 15 percent of high school seniors have tried prescription drugs (for fun) within the past year. As the availability of opioid prescriptions has become more restricted — a deliberate crackdown — and the street price of those drugs has …
drug… Continue reading