Posts Tagged ‘united states’
A Deadly Habit: Prescription Drugs Leading Cause of Overdose Deaths in Larimer …
A deadly habit: Prescription drugs leading cause of overdose deaths in Larimer …
… in Larimer County. Addiction and availability make prescription opiates a dangerous substance in Northern Colorado. … Treatment might include inpatient detoxification or rehabilitation, outpatient therapy or intensive outpatient group therapy …
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Spain takes a prohibition view on substance use
That said, even in the United States there are changes afoot, albeit at regional level: since January 1, the sale of marijuana for recreational purposes has been legal in the state of Colorado; later this year, similar legislation will come into effect …
Read more on EL PAÍS in English
Heroin Use on the Rise in US – ABC 57 News
Heroin use on the rise in US – ABC 57 News
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Heroin use on the rise in US
ABC 57 News Heroin use in the United States has sky-rocketed in recent years. At the current pace experts say heroin use will reach epidemic levels. A yearly government drug survey shows in 2002, 166,000 Americans said they had used heroin. That number jumped to … |
Kentucky Senate Passes Bill to Treat Heroin Addicts, Punish Dealers – WAVE
Kentucky Senate passes bill to treat heroin addicts, punish dealers – WAVE
Lexington Herald Leader |
Kentucky Senate passes bill to treat heroin addicts, punish dealers
WAVE FRANKFORT, KY (WAVE) – Kentucky's Senate passed legislation Thursday that included enhanced treatment for heroin addicts and greater punishment for dealers. Despite concerns earlier in the day about the bill's constitutionality, the Senate voted 36-0 … Bill taking aim at heroin clears Ky. Senate |
Heroin Addiction – Google News
Senate zeroes in on drug addiction – WWLP 22News
WWLP 22News |
Senate zeroes in on drug addiction
WWLP 22News “This is a huge addiction problem that we have and I think we have the highest percentage of heroin users in all of New England, in fact I think we might have it in the entire country,” said Senate President Therese Murray, (D-Plymouth). According to … Senate forms panel to examine drug addiction and treatment Massachusetts Senate will create committee to address drug addiction Mass. Senate to study problem of drug addiction |
IG for Afghanistan Paints Grim Picture of Possible Narco-Criminal State
IG for Afghanistan paints grim picture of possible narco-criminal state
Erin Logan, principal director of the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Counternarcotics and Global Threats, said heroin abuse is a growing problem in the United States, and DOD is intent on “disrupting the flow of these drugs as …
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Ohio Gov Asks Parents to Deliver Drug-Free Message
Ohio gov asks parents to deliver drug-free message
But the quick spread in recent years in the United States of cheap, potent heroin from Mexico and other countries has sent drug abuse and overdoses skyrocketing in the region. Attorney General Mike DeWine calls heroin abuse an epidemic, killing at …
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Drug and Alcohol Rehab Treatment Clinic Accepts New Patients Who Are …
Treatment for heroin addiction and heroin detox can be an incredibly trying ordeal for both the patient and his or her loved ones, which is why Northbound Treatment Services offers support programs for the children and families of people with substance …
Read more on SBWire (press release)
'Sex Workers Unite,' by Melinda Chateauvert
Author Melinda Chateauvert reminds us that those who rioted against police violence and control over queer bodies and lives in the late '60s (marking the beginning of the gay liberation movement) were not the sanitized, upwardly mobile role models of …
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Drug Addiction, Smoking Cessation Can Be Treated Concurrently
Drug Addiction, Smoking Cessation Can Be Treated Concurrently
The authors note that the prevalence rate of cigarette smoking among illicit drug users in the United States ranges from 49% to 98%, substantially higher than the 19.8% rate in the general population. "Despite the pervasiveness and deadly consequences …
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Free Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment? We Can Fix That!
Imagine a treatment for drug addiction and alcoholism that uses no drugs, requires no trained personnel, resources or insurance and makes no money for anyone. This “people's program” is the anonymous 12-Step groups which have quietly saved millions …
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