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5 Jaw-Dropping Facts About Legal Marijuana

5 Jaw-Dropping Facts About Legal Marijuana

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Researchers also have to gain approval from the NIH's National Institute on Drug Abuse, which has a mission "to lead the nation in bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction." That's not exactly a ringing endorsement for …
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Heroin Bigger Than You Think

Heroin bigger than you think

Filed under: drug addiction help online

Drug Court, Judge Bartlett explained, started 11 years ago as a way to find a balance between jailing addicts and helping them find the treatment and skills they need to recover. About 50 addicts have gone through the 18-month program, which includes …
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Drug Addiction : How to Recover From Alcohol Addiction


 

Drug Addiction : How to Recover from Alcohol Addiction – To recover from alcohol addiction, you’ll want to seek some sort of therapy or counseling so you are not fighting your addiction alone. Recover from alcohol …

 

More Than Half of State Labs Do Not Process Newborn Samples on Weekends

More than half of state labs do not process newborn samples on weekends

Filed under: Drug Use Colorado Springs

So when Noah Wilkerson was born on that Friday in 2009, the blood sample that was drawn early the next morning at Penrose-St. Francis Medical Center in Colorado Springs waited for two days before it was taken by courier to the lab. The delay proved …
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Nigella Lawson Breaks Silence After Drug Use Accusations: ''#TeamNigella''

Nigella Lawson breaks silence after drug use accusations: ''#TeamNigella''

Filed under: drug addiction help substance abuse

A judge at Isleworth crown court in West London had previously ruled that the sisters – described as "kitchen confidantes" in the TV chef 's 2011 cookbook – could not use her alleged drug use in their defence. But in a dramatic U-turn, it was decided …
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Cpl. Stew MacMillan Honoured for DARE Contributions

Cpl. Stew MacMillan honoured for DARE contributions

Filed under: drug addiction help groups

Last week, Lillooet RCMP Cpl. Stew MacMillan was honoured by the RCMP for his three years of work with the police force's DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) program. Cpl. Dean Gladue of the … While the citation is appreciated, Cpl. MacMillan says …
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