Methamphetamine: Asia's Favourite High
Methamphetamine: Asia's favourite high
Filed under: drug treatment news 2012
“For example, 1.2 mt of crystal meth seized in 2011 compared with just 48kg seized in 2007 and arrests and drug treatment demand related to crystal meth are on the rise. Crystal meth typically retails on the street for Bt2,500-3,000 per gram, although …
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Alcohol, drug counselor Brenda Wiewel helps change lives, one addict at a time
Filed under: drug treatment news 2012
As executive director of Los Angeles Centers for Alcohol and Drug Abuse (L.A. CADA) Wiewel is passionate about saving lives and uniting families through the nonprofit's addiction counseling and "healthy living" services. For the licensed clinical …
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Tonight's Law & Disorder: Dec. 12, 2012
Filed under: drug treatment news 2012
They said the victim required medical treatment and suffered bruising and swelling to her right eye, pain to her abdomen, and minor injury to her left hand; she was treated at the Kingston Hospital and released. Heil was arraigned in Esopus Town Court …
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Drug May Offer New Approach to Treating Insomnia
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The participants took either the drug or a placebo for four weeks, then switched to the other treatment for another four weeks. The participants spent the night in a sleep laboratory with their sleep monitored on the first night with each treatment and …
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