GUEST OPINION: It Takes a Community to Beat Drug Addiction
GUEST OPINION: It takes a community to beat drug addiction
At this rate, by the end of this year, we could be talking about 430 opiate overdoses and 41 deaths in Taunton. The Center for Disease Control estimates that for every death involving prescription pain … Our neighbors. Our brothers and sisters. Our …
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More of the same at Drug Summit
Española Valley High School student Eduardo Perez said after school programs like the YMCA Teen Center were integral to his recovery from drug addiction. Thanks to the Teen Center, Perez said he has been sober for three-and-a-half years.
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Leaders: violent crime | debt
Drug addiction, though it is popularly supposed to be a permanent and increasing fact of life, has in fact waned, reduced by police activity, rising educational standards and greater awareness of the personal damage that drug consumption causes. And …
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Rethinking Rehab During a New Era of Opiate Addiction
Beyond rehab, newer options in recovery are on the rise, including use of buprenorphine, a popular alternative to methadone for ending heroin dependency. Another trend is sober living homes, where recovering addicts fresh out of rehab generally live …
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