Perkasie Parents Go Public With Late Daughter's Heroin Battle
Perkasie parents go public with late daughter's heroin battle
Filed under: drug rehabilitation
So after words describing Anna's love for music, cooking, art and fashion, came the words describing her addiction to heroin: “The last six months of Anna's life were a struggle for her as she was pulled into drug use that very quickly spiraled down …
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Lincoln County Celebrates “National Drug Court Month”
Lincoln County Celebrates “National Drug Court Month”
Filed under: drug treatment programs in prison
Research continues to show that drug courts and HOPE programs work better than jail or prison, better than standard probation, and better than treatment alone. Drug courts and HOPE programs are some of our Nation's most effective strategies at reducing …
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Neuroscientist Marc Lewis on His Drug Addiction
Neuroscientist Marc Lewis On His Drug Addiction – Neuroscientist Marc Lewis is a former drug addict. He talks about his descent into addiction, how he finally got clean and why he’ll always be an addict. His…
Lex Kogan, Ibogaine Developer, Celebrates Recent CDC Panel
Refusing Sex Survey Costing Georgia Federal Funds
Refusing sex survey costing Georgia federal funds
Filed under: drug addiction help centers
The sex questions are part of a nationwide survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Georgia hasn't allowed them to be asked in its public schools since the 1990s. Three other states — Louisiana, Utah and Virginia …
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Lyons: Drug Courts Offer Sober Approach to Drug Abuse
Lyons: Drug courts offer sober approach to drug abuse
Filed under: drug abuse treatment statistics
Drug addiction is a major societal problem with an annual treatment cost of $ 193 billion each year in crime, lost productivity and health-care costs, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Whether illicit drugs were illegal or not …
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Recovering Drug Addict: 'We All Start in Same Place'
Recovering Drug Addict: 'We All Start in Same Place'
Filed under: drug addiction treatment center
Just one day before failing his first college drug test, Herren and his basketball teammates listened to a former professional athlete speak about the dangers of substance abuse. But Herren didn't listen. Herren spent 28 days in a Utah treatment center …
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