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Up in Smoke

Up in Smoke
Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) is considered first-line; the goal is to replace cigarettes with a source of nicotine which will maintain a baseline blood level to prevent withdrawal symptoms and reduce cravings. Without the harmful, inactive …
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Pill abuse fuels heroin use
It soon became one. Potter was swept up in the growing trend of prescription drugs for recreational use. And that trend is fueling a rise in heroin use, according to medical professionals. Snorting pills: Potter got in trouble when he was 19. A police …
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Beware that painkiller…
Moodley starts her day with two Stilpane tablets and has done so for the past 12 years. She will take between four to six … The latest statistics compiled by the American Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that in 2007 painkillers were …
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France Bans Underage Pageants to Protect Girls Under 16

France Bans Underage Pageants To Protect Girls Under 16
Conner was not dethroned on the condition that she enter rehab. … The 2008 beauty queen of the drug-plagued state of Sinaloa, Laura Zuniga, center, is shown to the press with other unidentified suspects after she was detained with guns and large …
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17th Annual Senior Expo
Many of these agencies, businesses and individuals will be at the 17th Annual Kalamazoo Area Senior Expo scheduled for Tuesday, October 1st from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Kalamazoo County Expo Center and Fairground on Lake Street. … Blue Cross …
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Combatting the prescription drug epidemic
With so many eye-catching elements built into the new Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino on Michigan Avenue between Perry and South Park, it might take a whi… Read more » · Gusto … The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has declared …
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Don't Quit Quitting: Snuffing the Cigarette Habit Is Hard but Worth It

Don't quit quitting: Snuffing the cigarette habit is hard but worth it
It's a tough habit to crack, ranking with heroin, cocaine and alcohol in terms of addictive properties, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dr. Richard Hurt … The key is to address common patterns, such as the desire for a …
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The Holistic Sanctuary Conducts Emergency Poll in the Aftermath of the Death
The numbers come in the wake of Cory's demise from “mixed drug toxicity” consisting of heroin and alcohol, two months after having left a rehab facility. He also had been a … These state-of-the-art opiate addiction treatments and detox programs are …
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Number of Soldiers Addicted to Synthetic Drugs Increases

Number of soldiers addicted to synthetic drugs increases
However, soldiers often have trouble controlling their addiction, like any other person. The couple strongly believes that the suicide rates and drug addiction rates among soldiers can be solved, if more help and support were offered. "We care about …
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Drug overdose deaths spike among middle-aged women
“Mothers, wives, sisters and daughters are dying at rates that we have never seen before,” said Dr. Thomas Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which compiled the data. The problem is one of the few health … That means …
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