State Releases 10-Year Report on Alcohol and Drug Treatment Services in Hawaii
HONOLULU — The Hawaii State Department of Health (DOH) Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division (ADAD) has released its 10-year report on alcohol and drug treatment services in Hawaii from 2003 through 2012. The complete report is available at: …
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Epilepsy Drug, Topiramate, Could Successfully Treat Cocaine Addiction
Topiramate is a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved medication for epilepsy and migraines. Prof. Johnson has also been involved with research that utilized topiramate as a successful treatment for alcohol dependence. There are currently no …
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Low-income drug addicts struggle to get treated
They called themselves Columbus United in Recovery and vowed to break the chains of marijuana, alcohol, cocaine, crack, methamphetamine, prescription drugs and other unhealthy substance addictions. The event was held in observation of National …
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My husband has in a the Bell Shelter rehab last year from 5/06 thru 12/06 for drug and alcohol abuse and posession charges. While the the shelter for the first three months he was doing just fine up until 09/06 when I could no longer be there for him …
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Drug Rehab Center Lancaster Now Offers More Substance Abuse Treatment …
Drug Rehab Center Lancaster Now Offers More Substance Abuse Treatment Options. Drug Rehab Center Lancaster has begun to offer even more drug and alcohol addiction treatment program options, created to appeal to anyone hesitant to attend rehab.
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Drug Rehab Center Grove City Offers New Addiction Treatment Options
Drug Rehab Center Grove City has restructured their treatment programs to provide several different options to patients. Jacob S., an addiction specialist clarifies why this is important, saying, “Multiple programs and offerings allow us to treat …
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Drug Rehab Sevierville Restructures Plans to Help More Recovering Addicts
Drug Rehab Sevierville now offers an even wider variety of alcohol and drug abuse treatment plans. The hesitancy to go to a rehabilitation center inspired Drug Rehab Sevierville to restructure their existing programs to appeal to anyone and everyone …
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Dogs in Berlin are overdosing on drug addicts' feces
Berlin's dogs are being poisoned by the feces of drug addicts, according to a report from Germany's Tagesspiegel newspaper. Veterinarians tell the paper they've seen increased poisoning cases involving dogs that had eaten human waste, with many …
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Help for Russia's drug addicts
Andrei, a former drug addict who cooks for the rest of the patients in treatment for drug addiction at City Without Drugs, works in the kitchen in Yekaterinburg, Russia, Oct. 16, 2013. Nine boys, many of whom were either experimenting with drugs or had …
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Flesh-eating 'zombie' drug 'kills you from the inside out'
So far there are no officially confirmed American cases of krokodil abuse. To have official confirmation, the Drug Enforcement Administration would need to have a sample of the drug that caused the problem. A DEA fact sheet about the drug released this …
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Drug use associated with early puberty, study finds
So what is it about early puberty that leads to a higher risk of substance use? One theory is that kids who experience puberty earlier are more likely to look older and associate with older children who might have access to substances. Regardless of …
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From drug use to suicide there is only one step
It is necessary to combat the drugs with proper education, with less permissiveness, with greater respect for the individual and offering to the youths a vital perspective. Drug abuse causes physical and mental deterioration, that transforms a one …
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Before and after photos show recovery from extreme drug addiction
Addiction is devastating. It takes away health, personal potential, rips apart families, and all too often claims lives. These images highlight 10 remarkable individuals who have struggled with deeply entrenched addiction, and yet still made their way …
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Kennedy nephew to speak from experience on drug abuse, recovery
His direction in life changed dramatically after his recovery from alcoholism and heroin addiction. He is now an advocate for recovery and mental-health programs and has worked with the White House Office on Drug Control Policy and the World Health …
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New recovery program targets drug addiction in Unicoi County
But Aldrich decided that she could no longer be a part of the problem by doing nothing. She said that with a broken heart due to drug problems in her own family, a $ 5,000 donation and a promise, she opened Recover Appalachia, a drug recovery support …
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Prescription pill abuse dropping among Kentucky youth
Prescription drug abuse in teens: Recovering addicts and the president of The Healing Place in Louisville discuss prescription drug abuse among teens. Written by. Laura Ungar. The Courier-Journal. Filed Under. News · Local News · Steve Beshear · Jcps.
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Teen binge drinking — the real American pastime?
Second, make sure that you talk to your children about whether or not there is a family history of drug or alcohol abuse or addiction. While having a family history of addiction does not mean that your child will also necessarily develop a problem, it …
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Middlesex teen learns to walk
Jackson teen learns to walk again after nearly fat…: A heroin overdose nearly killed Teddy May. He spent months learning to walk again. Teddy and his mother Pamela share their story about the recovery. IPHONE VIDEO BY AMANDA OGLESBY AND PETER …
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