Isabel Allende on “Maya’S Notebook,” Drug Addiction, 1973 Chilean Coup & Death of Poet Pablo Neruda

Isabel Allende on “Maya’s Notebook,” Drug Addiction, 1973 Chilean Coup & Death of Poet Pablo Neruda – http://www.democracynow.org – The best-selling Chilean novelist Isabel Allende is out with a new book, “Maya’s Notebook: A Novel.” It tells the story of a te…

Period pain made me a drug addict: Woman who lost house and job to medical …

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A YOUNG woman has become addicted to drugs prescribed by her doctors – and now her GP wants to put her on methadone. Jody Jackson suffers from endometriosis, which causes heavy and painful periods. She was prescribed morphine for the pain.
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Drug addiction in young women

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In the U.S., more people are becoming addicted to drugs. It's hitting a new population in particular: young women. Recovering drug addict Raeneice Eleby said, "I've lost a lot. My home, everything." It began when she was 12. Raeneice Eleby was smoking …
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Treating addicts with medicine, respect

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Lawrence Lockman, R-Amherst, would have prohibited coverage under MaineCare for certain treatments for people suffering from drug addictions. Fortunately, the legislative Committee on Health and Human Services voted that the bill should not pass and …
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