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Former drug users turn their lives around
During their six- to eight-month stay at the centre, the drug addicts learn about HIV prevention and the dangers of relapse. Phuoc Binh, which works with employment agencies in the city, currently has 422 former addicts living at the centre. Since the …
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Jase Bolger: Unemployment benefits shouldn't go to help drug users
Recipients who enroll in a drug-treatment plan will continue receiving benefits. Their benefits are reduced only if they repeatedly abuse the generosity of taxpayers. After many taxpayer reforms, jobs are returning to Michigan. In the past three years …
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Lois M. Collins: Quick consequence, intervention for drug use best hope for
According to the National Association of Drug Court Professionals, the specialized courts exist to tackle addictions without throwing away lives that can be repaired. They work by diverting eligible drug addicts out of the criminal justice system and …
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Pregnant women abusing drugs need addiction intervention, not stigma: report
But a new report says women with substance abuse problems should be treated with compassion by health providers and society at large, especially during pregnancy, because addiction is a brain disorder and not a personal failing. Story continues below.
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Drug Rehab Stow Introduces New Family Therapy
Drug Rehab Stow is constantly looking for new ways to improve its treatment programs. The facility recently announced the implementation of new family group therapy techniques to assist patients who suffer from drug and alcohol addiction. New research …
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A Forever Recovery Highlights 5 Frequently Asked Questions about Drug
While addiction itself is very complex and multi-layered, understanding treatment options for drug addiction recovery should be clear and straightforward, so that individuals and their families can make informed decisions. … some individuals recovery …
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Question by Katie D: What are some good teen books about disorders?
I read the book “Cut” but Patricia McCormick, “Perfect” By Natasha Friend, and I’m reading “Massive” by Julia Bell.

What are some other good ones about mental/personality disorders?

Even if they’re not teen books, I want some good ones.

Best answer:

Answer by Cheyenne
Go Ask Alice is a really good book. Its about a young girl with drug addictions. Its really emotional. And probably not anything like you would think. But, I won’t ruin the story line.
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath is also really good. Its a bit disturbing, though, in some points.
I reccomend The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger, as well.

Answer by Katie
“Oh my goth” by Gena Showalter..http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/s/gena-showalter/oh-my-goth-.htm
Look to the left of this link to find whatever you wish to select..http://www.amazon.com/Social-Issues-Teens-Books/b/ref=amb_link_15?ie=UTF8&node=17496&pf_rd_p=236740601&pf_rd_s=browse&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_i=28&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1154P7743DWC9RG6QDQH

New Xulon Book is a True Journey from Addiction to Redemption
"It is my deepest desire that each person who reads 'Just Right' will have a greater sense of understanding regarding alcoholism and drug addiction," states the author. "[The most important thing about this book is] that there is always hope for the …
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EXCERPT: Artie Lange's 'Crash and Burn'
He's grotesquely honest about his addiction to heroin and prescription drugs, too. Now happily engaged to his … In response to Jimmy Kimmel saying that he was friends with Tom Cruise and that what Lange wrote about Cruise in his first book didn't …
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NIH-funded study finds that gabapentin may treat alcohol dependence
“The results of the study on gabapentin showed similar or greater positive outcomes when compared to existing FDA [U.S. Food and Drug Administration]-approved treatments for alcohol dependence,” said Dr. Mason, Pearson Family Professor and …
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State Working Toward Immediate Access For Drug Abuse Treatment
VPR's Mitch Wertlieb spoke with Barbara Cimaglio, Deputy Health Commissioner of Alcohol & Drug Abuse. “About half the people who seek treatment are seeking treatment for opioid dependence. And we serve almost 10,000 clients per year. So that's grown …
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Dallas Treatment Center Announces New Video Available for People Seeking
A Dallas treatment center dealing with drug and alcohol addiction is please to announce a new video has been launched to detail what services are offered at Drug Addiction Treatment Centers. These services are available in Dallas as well as surrounding …
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Los Angeles Treatment Center Opens Its Doors, Giving People Seeking Relief
A new substance abuse treatment center that deals with drug and alcohol addiction is announcing that it is offering free, no-cost consultations in Los Angeles. Cocaine, heroin, Oxycontin and benzodiazepines are just a few of the drugs that the …
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Denise Richards wants to end custody of Charlie Sheen, Brooke Mueller twins
After taking Bob and Max, 4, into her care earlier this year while their mother Mueller, 36, attempts to seek help for her drug addiction, Richards, 42, has informed the L.A. County Dept. of Children and Family Services that she can't handle the two …
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