Calling 911 Shouldn't Lead to Jail
PARENTS of drug-addicted kids learn the hard way that when we think things can't get worse, they do. … But research suggests that, among those who witness an overdose, the most common reason people don't call for help is the fear of being arrested.
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TN welfare drug test plan faces hurdles
The most recent report, dated April 1, outlines the possibility of using the Drug Abuse Screening Test evaluating tool to show reasonable cause among program applicants. … based Highlander Research and Education Center. "It doesn't take stigmas away, …
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Obama Drug Czar Wants Treatment and Arrests at the Same Time
That's the message that the Obama administration put forth today with its new drug strategy. But if you're expecting an end to the drug war, these policy changes aren't it. The plan focuses on treating drug addiction as a health problem, but it doesn't …
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State drug abuse, awareness chief says cost thwarts drug treatment
Pennsylvania is only able to adequately treat one out of every eight drug addicts because of a lack of money for treatment programs, says the newly minted secretary of the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs. Gary Tennis, a former prosecutor in the …
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Inmates not always treated for addiction, mental illness
Mentally ill inmates with drug addictions seeking help for their illnesses often are turned away from treatment because of their substance abuse problem and vice versa, Jungel said. When substance abuse counselors turn away drug addicts because of …
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Question by Adviser Moppet: What kind of drugs other then alcohol did Glenn Beck do before he got clean?
I know he was an alcoholic but every time I try to look up what other drug/s he did every piece of info just says “drug addiction”. NOTE: I’m not looking for a liberal vs conservative bash-fest I just want to know.

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Answer by Third of Five
Im not sure, but many people consider alcohol a legal drug, and when you abuse it well that would be drug abuse. Maybe thats what he means.

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I-Team: Prescription drug abuse an epidemic
Prescription drug abuse is causing overdoses and turning regular people into criminals. Popping painkillers, becoming addicted and then taking extreme measures to get more pills. Prescription drug overdoses now outnumber those of heroin and cocaine …
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U.S. Drug Czar: 'I Was Wrong. Addiction Is Not A Moral Failing'
On the subject of tackling addiction, the plan announces several important developments, including that insurance plans will be required to cover treatment of people with substance abuse disorders, the federal government will fund some vouchers for …
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Michigan Addicts Newly Eligible For Treatment
Randy O'Brien, the director of the Macomb County Office of Substance Abuse, said there are usually about 80 people on a waiting list there for residential treatment and methadone, a drug used to treat drug addiction. But officials said the number of …
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The Voices of Integrity
These few pages are the beginning of the story of my lifelong involvement and efforts to help those afflicted with the disease and associated lifestyle of drug and alcohol addiction. … Family[1], Self Help and Mutual Help are at the very the Core of …
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Mom Who Lost Son To Drugs: 'I Tried To Love the Demons Out Of Him'
Eventually, her son started stealing to support his habit, Lombardo said; he began hanging out in heroin dens, where a dealer would have guns, and addicts would go to snort or inject the drug and get high. "You have no idea what's out there," she said.
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Bulletin Board – Sioux City Journal
Arc of Woodbury County, serving the mentally challenged, 5:15 p.m. meeting, second Monday of the month at New Perspectives, 300 S. Martha St. For families and interested persons. Blood pressure and blood sugar screening, 9 to … Narconon addiction …
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Survivor speaks at candlelight vigil honoring victims of sexual assault
The family only talked about the sexual abuse that had lasted for years that one time. "It was never mentioned again," Johnson said. "I learned the power of a secret in an abusive family." Johnson, a licensed alcohol and drug abuse counselor and mental …
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