Matthw Perry Opens Up About Drug Addiction During His 'Friends' Days

Matthw Perry Opens Up About Drug Addiction During His 'Friends' Days

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Matthew Perry said he was “a sick guy” during his acting stint on the sitcom Friends as drug and alcohol addiction took over his life. Perry's battles with drugs were well known during his run on the hit show, and several times he went to rehab for …
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Veterans Have an Ally in Recovery From Trauma

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Returning the greetings with equal enthusiasm, she demonstrates how important the program is to the well-being of the thousands of veterans who have been successfully treated during her nine years at the center. … Male and female military veterans of …
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Medications Are Effective For Quitting Smoking

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If used correctly, it physiologically mimics the effects of smoking very closely. That's really important because quitters have to overcome the habituation aspect of smoking as well as the addiction. If one drug or method doesn't work, move on to …
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Opioid addiction started long before methadone treatment

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Methadone treatment was developed in the 1960s and is considered the standard for treatment of opioid addiction in the U.S., both for heroin and prescription drug addiction. Many scientific studies have been done – there are more than 10,000 published …
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