Substance Abuse to Self-Medicate: The Perpetuation of Co-Occurring Disorders
Substance Abuse to Self-Medicate: The Perpetuation of Co-Occurring Disorders – Gateway Foundation Alcohol & Drug Treatment Webinar “Substance Abuse to Self-Medicate: The Perpetuation of Co-Occurring Disorders” Presented by Nick Turner M…
NIH study sheds light on how to reset the addicted brain
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Could drug addiction treatment of the future be as simple as an on/off switch in the brain? A study in rats has found that stimulating a key part of the brain reduces compulsive cocaine-seeking and suggests the possibility of changing addictive …
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Crisis of suicide, drug addiction deepens among northern Ontario First Nations
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With the phase-out last year of crushable OxyContin pills in favour of a version of the drug that's harder for addicts to misuse, a predicted move to other painkillers has taken place. Moonias said Tylenol is being trafficked at $ 5 a pill. To that you …
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Heroin Addict Faked Cancer To Get Money For Drugs, Says LI DA
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“The truth is she is a 21-year-old drug addict with four open narcotics cases and we have strong evidence she forged doctors' notes to avoid court appearances,” Spota said. Among her alleged victims was Walter Warren, who lost his 19-year-old son …
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Prescription drug abuse topic of latest police Dispatch
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SEABROOK — In the latest issue of the quarterly newsletter, The Dispatch, officer John Mounsey of Seabrook Police Department discusses prescription drug abuse and shares specific information about the kinds of narcotics that are being misused.
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