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Does TV Actually Brainwash Americans?

Does TV actually brainwash Americans?

Filed under: drug addiction newsweek

In 1992, Newsweek (“Hooking Up at the Big House”) reported, “Faced with severe overcrowding and limited budgets for rehabilitation and counseling, more and more prison officials are using TV to keep inmates quiet.” Joe Corpier, a … In addition to …
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One Marijuana Arrest Occurs Every 42 Seconds in US: FBI Report

One Marijuana Arrest Occurs Every 42 Seconds In US: FBI Report

Filed under: Colorado Drug Abuse

With just over one week before voters in Colorado, Oregon and Washington states will decide whether or not to legalize and regulate marijuana for adult use, the FBI released a startling new report revealing that police in the U.S. arrest someone for …
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8 Signs Your Husband May Be Abusing Prescription Drugs

8 Signs your husband may be abusing prescription drugs

Filed under: drug addiction news

A successful vice president at his insurance company and a Little League dad, Roger certainly doesn't look the part of a drug addict; but if he doesn't take his pain pills every few hours, he'll begin the unpleasant withdrawal process that most addicts …
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Adolescent Abuse of Prescription Painkillers Soars

Adolescent abuse of prescription painkillers soars

Filed under: Drug Abuse Colorado

Teenagers are accessing and abusing prescription analgesics at a rate higher than any generation before them, according to a new analysis of data drawn from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) for 1985 through 2009. Researchers from the …
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DA to Begin Prosecution of Mothers Who Use Drugs

DA to begin prosecution of mothers who use drugs

Filed under: drug rehab programs

And two, arrest offers rehabilitation opportunities — in drug court or other treatment programs — for women who otherwise wouldn't seek it. "I feel like it's a very, very successful way we handle these cases," Floyd said. Years of charging these …
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OUR OPINION: Support Civic Effort to Combat Drug Abuse

OUR OPINION: Support civic effort to combat drug abuse

Filed under: drug addiction help for families

With that in mind, Grand Forks residents should help the community's own "evidence-based community-wide effort" get off the ground tonight. UND, Grand Forks and Altru are sponsoring a Town Hall meeting on high-risk alcohol and other drug abuse and …
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