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Pa. Lawmakers Address Escalating Heroin Use

Pa. lawmakers address escalating heroin use
… has prompted an outcry among doctors who say it could infringe on patient privacy. The state Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs suggests curbing opioid use will likely cause a spike in heroin use, so additional funding for detox programs is …
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Lawmakers assess heroin use in Pa.
The state Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs suggests curbing opioid use will likely cause a spike in heroin use, so additional funding for detox programs is needed. Two more hearings on heroin use are planned for the mid-state and the eastern …
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Why Is My Depression and Anxiety Sooooo Bad Even Though I Quit Doing Drugs?

Question by Tim: why is my depression and anxiety sooooo bad even though i quit doing drugs?
i used to be a very heavy drug user. and i have recently quit using everything about 3 months ago. i was involved with drugs for about 4 or 5 years. the reason i no longer do drugs is because i got a DUI and i am on “diverson” which means i have to submit to random drug and alcohol tests. but, i still crave drugs. i MISS smoking weed with my buddies in my car, i know its childish but it seemed to be the only thing to make me smile, laugh and feel like myself. but lately now that i CANT use drugs like marijuana, ive noticed myself being more and more depressed. and i desperately crave the feeling of smoking weed again. its not even cocaine or opiates or amphetamines. is it possible that i have been “self medicating” my depression with marijuana and now that i cant have it i feel more empty, lonely, depressed, bored etc? im on a rather large dose of clonazepam (benzo’s) and i no longer abuse them, i take them as prescribed which are supposed to help me with my depression and anxiety but. it doesnt work. and i have found other hobbies. i workout now, i go running, i play ball with my dogs. but for the most part, i find myself sitting in front of the tv. my friends ask me if i want to go to social events, but i honestly have no interest. i dont like socializing. i hate talking to people, i hate being around people, and i really dont like people. for the most part, i think MOST people are mean, cruel, selfish.. so thats why im so antisocial. can anybody help me? lots of people have told me to read the bible or to find something to do that takes my mind off drugs, but nothing works. im open to anything. just dont tell me to read the bible. i know the bible front to back. when i was a kid i was like number 2 in the district at “bible quiz”. please help me, ill take any advice

Seabrook House Announces Two New Additions to the Team

Seabrook House Announces Two New Additions To The Team
Mulrain added that, "Prior to Ed's invitation to join the Seabrook House Executive Management Team, I was his professional colleague in addiction treatment where I long admired the superior patient care programs under his direction and the impressive …
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Rehab center draws ire from Bull Valley residents
Representatives from La Voie Inc. appeared in front of the Bull Valley zoning board Monday night for a public hearing on a special permit for a group home for adolescent and adult males recovering from drug and alcohol addiction. About 50 people …
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California Drug Overdoses Rise, But State Fares Better Than Many
While California has an active prescription-drug monitoring program called CURES for certain controlled substances, it does not require — as 16 other states currently do — mandatory use by its prescribers, the report noted. …. September 10, 2009 …
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'Porn Addicts' Show Same Brain Activity as Alcoholics and Drug Addicts

'Porn addicts' show same brain activity as alcoholics and drug addicts
The area stimulated – the part of the brain involved in processing reward, motivation and pleasure – is the same part that is highly active among drug and alcohol addicts. brain scans showing stimulation levels in porn addicts. Lit-up: The brain scans …
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Brain Blaze: College drug users, arrests at UTD rise as students face
An estimated 2.9 million people started using illicit drugs in 2012, of which 55 percent were under 18 years of age and more than half of the new users started with marijuana, according to the 2012 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, or NSDUH, by …
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Law Could Overwhelm Addiction Services

Law could overwhelm addiction services
This April 2, 3013 file photo shows people in the detox waiting room at Haymarket Center in Chicago. The men are … 4 million people with drug and alcohol problems — from homeless drug addicts to working moms who drink too much — suddenly will …
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Krokodil Is Here
Known on the street as “krokodil,” the caustic homemade opiate is made from over-the-counter codeine-based headache pills mixed with iodine, gasoline, paint thinner or alcohol. When it's … Most of them drink and few of them work, the same as in …
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An addict…A child…A Mess… Your Advice Please?

Question by Stay@homemom: An addict…A child…A mess… Your advice please?
My daughter’s biological father has just come into our lives (very much unwanted) after 3 years of the unknown. She is now 3, so yes her entire life, and for my entire pregnancy he has MIA. I found out that he was using drugs 4 days after I found out I was pregnant and out he went. I didn’t want any part of that for myself or my unborn child. I had my best friend by my side the entire time, who is now my husband and the only father my daughter has ever known. We have a great little family and then out of no where, this man comes back into our lives. We both got attorneys b/c he is still partying and doing the same old thing, but the state I live in is “pro-family”, so they think at absolutely no matter what the biological parents are into personally, they should have a relationship with their child. I think it would be great for my daughter to know her biological father, of course if he had something of value to offer her. Since we have been in court we have had a temp. visitation plan that allows him every Sunday for 6-7 hours. She has now started saying the “f” word, the “B” word, Dumb A**, and make gun sounds by saying “Bang Bang”… I am completely disgusted and I am honestly scared for my daughter’s well being… My attorney is so passive that I need to personally step up my game and dig into this. So my question is could a person how regularly shoots up Oxy and Heroin stop using drugs but continue to drink heavily? Please help me! 🙂