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Teen Mom star Amber Portwood to be 'released from jail in November after only
On February 6, Portwood was given a five-year suspended sentence for earlier arrests for drug possession and parole violations on the provision that she went to rehab, but instead she opted to go to prison. Amber's brother, Shawn Portwood, confirmed …
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Teen makes dramatic recovery after smoking synthetic marijuana
Best known by the street names "Spice" or "K2," fake weed is an herbal mixture sprayed with chemicals intended to create a high similar to smoking marijuana, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Advertised as a "legal" alternative to weed …
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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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New center in Buffalo will train doctors on treating addiction
Blondell said addiction treatment focuses too much on adults and the consequences of drug and alcohol abuse rather than prevention and early intervention. The center is expected to open by Jan. 1. Its creation comes as prescription drug abuse has grown …
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Drug Rehab Center Brooklyn Advances Addiction Treatment into the 21st Century
New addiction treatment methods at Drug Rehab Center Brooklyn are helping more people get clean than ever before. Brooklyn, NY (PRWEB) September 28, 2013. When it comes to drug and alcohol addiction, recovery isn't easy. Thousands of people …
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Drug Rehab Center Passaic Introduces New Drug Addiction Treatment Programs
New therapy from Drug Rehab Center Passaic is designed to prevent relapse. Passaic, NJ (PRWEB) September 27, 2013. The objective of Drug Rehab Center Passaic is to help rehabilitate addicts and help them maintain a clean and sober lifestyle.
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New Treatments at Drug Rehab Center Independence Can Help Reach More
Drug Rehab Center Independence now offers an even wider variety of addiction treatment programs as part of an ongoing effort to reach addicts who may be afraid that traditional rehab cannot help them. Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on …
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Freeman Speaks on Drug Program Report
Just hours after it was reported Josh Freeman was in the NFL's drug program, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback did his best to clear things up. For the uninitiated, ESPN's Chris Mortensen reported Monday afternoon that Freeman was a "stage one …
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Maine battles back in drug abuse epidemic
In 2012, the state of Maine was facing an epidemic of 58 pharmacy robberies to feed an "opiate tidal wave" of prescription drug use and abuse. That number plummeted in 2013, to only eight so far this year — for reasons officials say include a shift in …
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First cases of flesh-eating drug Krokodil surface in US
According to reports, the drug first appeared in Siberia and parts of Russia around 2002, but has spread throughout the country in recent years. Officials at the Washington-based National Institute on Drug Abuse told FoxNews.com in 2011 that they had …
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Bills would give state new powers to fight prescription drug abuse
Last week, state lawmakers passed an ambitious slate of reforms aimed at giving authorities better tools and broader powers to crack down on doctors who recklessly prescribe narcotic painkillers and other commonly abused drugs. The three bills, which …
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Pornography addiction leads to same brain activity as alcoholism or drug abuse
The findings, which tally with recent but unconfirmed reports in the US that porn addiction is no different from chemical or substance addiction, will be seen as an argument in favour of David Cameron's proposals to limit access to some pornographic …
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Campaign in Mt. Lebanon targets prescription drug addiction
Mt. Lebanon kicked off a campaign on Wednesday to get old or unwanted prescription drugs out of people's homes, in an effort to stop addiction problems that can stem from prescription drug abuse. The Stop Addiction for Everyone campaign is the first in …
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Relapse Prevention Prescription Drug Abuse and Addiction

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Lunesta Addiction and Lunesta Abuse

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Groups seek solutions to area's prescription drug abuse epidemic
“We're not on the side of rehabilitation, but I find sadly, there are not a lot of drug treatment programs, especially affordable drug treatment programs,” said Joseph Perrin, assistant district attorney general for Sullivan County. “I'm constantly …
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Emily McComas: Drug addicts should be shown empathy
On the federal level, Attorney General Eric Holder recently announced proposed changes in the criminal justice system that would divert low-level, nonviolent drug offenders into treatment and community service programs, and stop prosecutors from …
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