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Senate Forms Panel to Examine Drug Addiction, Treatment, Commitments
Senate forms panel to examine drug addiction, treatment, commitments
Flanagan said the committee will review addiction "from detox to treatment" and analyze the effectiveness of the current Section 35 process in which courts can commit an addict for up to 90 days for detox from drug addiction. "What we're finding is …
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Staying Clean
Staying clean
“Opiate users are younger and younger and younger,” Soper said. “Before, the users were older, late 20s to 50s. Look at the clients we have now, 19, 20 years old.” Cunningham quickly agrees. Every day she works with young adults whose addictions …
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Twin Cities, Minnesota Trying to Cope With Flood of Cheap, Pure Heroin
Twin Cities, Minnesota trying to cope with flood of cheap, pure heroin
Heroin, one of the most addictive and dangerous of drugs, has flooded the Twin Cities and Minnesota in the past five years, a trend that links closely with a steady rise in prescription opioid abuse. Heroin-related deaths in Hennepin County have surged …
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Treating China's Internet addicts
That's why we call it electronic heroin." At first, Medalia and Shlam depict the treatment … The program features 10-day treatments beginning with a two-day "digital detox" and a full psychological evaluation. "We're really behind other countries in …
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A Deadly Habit: Prescription Drugs Leading Cause of Overdose Deaths in Larimer … – the Coloradoan
A deadly habit: Prescription drugs leading cause of overdose deaths in Larimer … – The Coloradoan
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A deadly habit: Prescription drugs leading cause of overdose deaths in Larimer …
The Coloradoan The deaths from doctor-prescribed drugs far outweigh deaths attributed to illegal drugs such as meth, heroin or cocaine, which combined caused 16 deaths in 2012, according to the coroner's office. Alcohol was considered the cause of two overdose deaths … |
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Before Targeting Opioid Epidemic, Shumlin Administration Cut Hospital Detox … – Vermont Public Radio
Before Targeting Opioid Epidemic, Shumlin Administration Cut Hospital Detox … – Vermont Public Radio
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Before Targeting Opioid Epidemic, Shumlin Administration Cut Hospital Detox …
Vermont Public Radio In a State of the State address devoted entirely to what he says is Vermont's “full blown heroin crisis,” Gov. Peter Shumlin on Jan. 8 announced $ 10 million in new spending on an addiction treatment infrastructure plagued by long waiting lists and a … |
Treating China’s Internet addicts – PBS NewsHour
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Treating China's Internet addicts
PBS NewsHour That's why we call it electronic heroin." At first, Medalia and Shlam depict the treatment … The program features 10-day treatments beginning with a two-day "digital detox" and a full psychological evaluation. "We're really behind other countries in … |
A Deadly Habit: Prescription Drugs Leading Cause of Overdose Deaths in Larimer … – the Coloradoan
A deadly habit: Prescription drugs leading cause of overdose deaths in Larimer … – The Coloradoan
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A deadly habit: Prescription drugs leading cause of overdose deaths in Larimer …
The Coloradoan Hedrick said Mountain Crest also offers an inpatient detox program. She and other experts said there's a recent trend of prescription drug addicts turning to heroin, which they can smoke, when pills are unavailable or too expensive. “There are lots of … |