The Russell Brand Show Arrives at Parliament

The Russell Brand show arrives at Parliament – The actor and comedian uses his “propensity for verbosity” to tell MPs about his experiences with drug use and getting clean. Report by Ashley Fudge. Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com and follow us on Twitter at twitter.com

FedEx, UPS investigated for online drug shipments

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The nation's two largest shipping companies said they are targets of a criminal probe related to their dealings with online pharmacies at the center of an international crackdown on prescription drug abuse. FedEx Corp. and UPS Inc. made the disclosures …
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Study: Alcohol, Drug Abuse Counselors Don't Always Require Total Abstinence

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When asked about treating clients who abuse drugs, about half the counselors in the new study accepted moderate drug use as an intermediate goal and one-third as a final goal – this is about the same as it was in a similar survey 10 years ago …
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A Fresh Start at Family, After Addiction, Prison and Disease

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In order to truly start afresh, Mr. Adams said, he had to kick a serious drug habit, and he also served time in prison for possession of cocaine and drug paraphernalia. He had been a marijuana smoker since age 14, eventually moving to intravenous drugs.
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