Drug Treatment News

Nearly 30000 Boxes of Pseudoephedrine Sold in 10 Months

Nearly 30000 boxes of pseudoephedrine sold in 10 months

Filed under: drug treatment news 2011

Twenty-three percent of the 243 people in St. Joseph County who sought treatment for drug addiction indicated meth as their primary substance of abuse. Statewide, meth was cited by just 1.3 percent of the 51,137 people who received substance-abuse …
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Aussie Rugby Club Chief Defends Porn Star Wife

Aussie rugby club chief defends porn star wife

Filed under: drug addiction newspaper

If anybody is unhappy with it, the NRL, our fans, players or sponsors, I will deal with it," May told the newspaper. "She has battled some of the most vicious and difficult personal demons, including rape, drug and alcohol abuse and addiction and …
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Holland to Ban Sale of 'skunk' Marijuana in Coffee Shops

Holland to ban sale of 'skunk' marijuana in coffee shops

Filed under: drug addiction newspaper

Ivo Opstelten, Holland's justice minister, has informed the Dutch parliament to set out a major rethink of the country's liberal policy on soft drugs which allows cannabis to sold and smoked in specially licenced cafés or “coffee shops”. He cited a …
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FDA Rejects NRDC Petition to Ban Lindane

FDA Rejects NRDC Petition to Ban Lindane

Filed under: drug treatment news 2010

"In what should have been a fairly easy decision to follow the law and remove a drug from the market that is neither safe nor effective, the FDA…has instead ignored the clear science and denied NRDC's 2010 petition to ban the dangerous drug lindane …
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The Art of Being the Boss: On Peter Ames Carlin's Bruce

The Art of Being The Boss: On Peter Ames Carlin's Bruce

Filed under: drug addiction newsweek

Typically, once the artist has spun his or her particular straw into gold, the rest is a page-filling mush of award ceremonies and meetings with other famous people — or in the sadder cases, a downward spiral into madness, drug addiction, and a lonely …
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GRAAB to Conduct a Teen Drug Survey

GRAAB to conduct a teen drug survey

Filed under: drug addiction news 2010

Prescription drugs have been viewed as a core substance abuse since 2010. Southerland said information gathered through December's survey will affect GRAAB's focus. She encourages parents to check out survey results. “Keep an eye out for the survey,” …
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