“Bangor's Burden” Part 2: Addiction Treatment Controversy
She tried outpatient treatment and counseling. Methadone and suboxone just made it worse. “It was too much of a temptation for me. I know I can sell it. I know I can get what I want,” Hartley said. Soon she'll graduate from a 9-month program at Manna …
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Maintenance, not abstinence, will save addicts' lives
The message to addicts that relapses are their fault for not “following the program” is not only stigmatizing and cruel, it is a lie. There is only one treatment proven effective for established heroin or other opioid addiction: indefinite maintenance …
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Program's end reopens debate on clean needles for drug users
Each day, dozens of drug addicts file into New Leaf Treatment Center hoping for a respite from their cravings. Gantt Galloway hopes to buy time for their recovery. A pharmacist and noted researcher, Galloway founded a drug treatment center in Lafayette.
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Car hits Rochester boy on snowmobile
… State Patrol. Kenneth Mark was not hurt and his car was undamaged, but Petit was transported to Mayo Clinic Health System, Saint Marys for treatment of non-life threatening injuries. … Thank you for reading 7 free articles on our site. You can …
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Question by Slick: Why are we free to take toxins that the gov considers medicine but not free to take drugs that we want?
I am aware of the dangers of drug use. My point is about freedom.

Best answer:

Answer by jaker
govt knows best

Answer by Fred
Oh because the sheeple think that if the doctor gives it to them it must be ok. What a bunch of morons we have become to think this way.

Disabled creator unlikely to get royalties from Guardians film
His emergency treatment cost more than $ 1m, and as it dragged on, his health insurance provider became increasingly reluctant to provide the necessary cover. Finally, Mr Mantlo's family was forced to sell his assets, including his precious collection …
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Families struggle with crisis after crisis when a loved one is addicted
Their stories share more than a few common threads – a once-wholesome child stealing and manipulating to get money for drugs, repeat stints at short-term drug treatment centers followed by near-immediate relapse, overdoses, and, all-too-often, the …
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The cure for bogus bills: Federal crackdown on Medicare fraud in metro Detroit …
And you'd want them to be sensitive to the treatment cost it pays for," said Nicholas Bagley, an assistant professor of health law and policy at the University of Michigan Law School and a former appellate attorney in Justice's civil division. "But the …
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Heroin abuse at 'epidemic' level in South Florida –drug report
Deaths from heroin – now more potent and widely available than ever – rose 89 percent statewide from 62 in 2011 to 117 in 2012, with the problem reaching epidemic proportions in South Florida, according to a report by the National Institute on Drug …
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Prescription drug abuse is foe we can beat
In Tennessee, we face an epidemic of prescription drug abuse. We are second per capita nationally for overuse of these medications. Consider these alarming statistics: In 2010, on average, for each adult across our state, 51 pills of hydrocodone, 22 …
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Pills, heroin change drug war in Henderson County
Anna went through three detox and four rehabilitation programs, including a stint at one of the top rehab centers in the nation costing about $ 50,000 a month, before drugs finally claimed her life. Huneycutt said her daughter's addiction to opiates …
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From the State That Legalized Weed, Comes the World's Strongest Drug Test
Instead, he changed course and focused on toxicology screening (drug testing), a much larger market, which happens in every pediatric and adult pain clinic, methadone clinic and addiction center. Not to mention at thousands of employment-related drug …
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Heroin Epidemic: Man's suspected overdose death shines light on treatment …
(Cory Shaffer, Northeast Ohio Media Group). Print …. Christina Delos Reyes, program director of addiction psychiatry at University Hospitals Case Medical Center, said stories like Wirtz's will persist until drug addiction treatment is completely …
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Medical comfort zone for some Palm Beachers is still the North, despite strong …
“That's the problem,” Michele Kessler said. “If you have a … “We are one of the first centers to use genetic sequencing of patient tumors as part of MSK's routine care, which means that our patients receive treatment that is based on the latest …
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Pot Market Exceeds Tax Hopes In Colorado
Also, Hickenlooper has proposed spending $ 7 million for an additional 105 beds in residential treatment centers for substance abuse disorders. "This package represents a strong yet cautious first step" for regulating pot, the governor wrote. He told …
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