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Hot Shot NY Heart Surgeon Allowed to Continue Operating After Positive...
When professionals we trust hold our lives in our hands, there is an expectation that they will take that responsibility seriously – and not mar our trust by abusing drugs or alcohol before going to...
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Is Naloxone the Solution to Drug Overdose or a Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Card?
Since the inception of the first program offering free naloxone handouts in Chicago roughly 16 years ago, the Harm Reduction Coalition estimates that 10,000 lives have been saved by the prescription...
View ArticleResearch Finds Alcoholism Pill May Fight Deadly Brain Cancer
The drug known by the brand name Antabuse has been helping alcoholics stop drinking for more than six decades. The drug doesn’t stop an individual’s addiction to alcohol, but rather makes the...
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TN Triple Murder May Have Been Caused by Drug Deal
For years, the Showtime series Weeds has depicted a fictional suburban family whose mother becomes a marijuana dealer in order to makes ends meet after her husband unexpectedly passes away from a heart...
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The Tweakers Project
Crystal meth addiction is a problem that has been increasing in recent years across the country. In almost every state, the rate of busts of clandestine crystal meth labs has been on the rise despite...
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Drug Rehab Cuts in ME as Rates of Heroin Addiction Rise
Across the country and the state of Maine, the rate of heroin abuse is on the rise. But at the same time, state and federal funds for social services and community support are disappearing and, as a...
View ArticleGriffith Edwards: What He Contributed to Drug Addiction Treatment
The name Griffith Edwards may not be immediately recognizable to most people in the US, but the concepts he pioneered in the field of addiction have shaped the way our whole society views the problem....
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New Gambling Addiction Survey Results Released
Ohio officials have taken proactive steps to understand the impact that the new casinos and “racinos” – horse tracks but with electronic slot machines – will have on the state. A number of...
View ArticleA New Lease on Life: First Stephenson County Drug Court Graduate Turns It Around
In Freeport, Illinois, which is inside Stephenson County in the northern part of the state and west of Chicago, an all-volunteer group has been attempting to get a functioning drug court in place since...
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CO Pot Club Sparks Debate Over Legal Marijuana
Not all marijuana activists are excited about the passing of Amendment 64 in Colorado. Though many are content with the currently minimally regulated recreational use of marijuana, many who are...
View ArticleDrew Barrymore Says She Will Tell Her Kids About Her Drug Addiction
New mom Drew Barrymore, the actress renowned for both her acting prowess and her notorious drug and alcohol addiction in her youth, says that she will tell baby daughter Olive about her struggle with...
View ArticleTeetotaler Tim McGraw Touts Sobriety
Five years ago, country singer Tim McGraw realized that his drinking had reached a critical point and did the work necessary to get clean and sober. Now, he’s still solidly invested in his decision to...
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Online Drug Sales Identified Is a Huge Problem, Says Study
The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) in the European Union reports that almost every illicit drug can be ordered online and delivered directly to the home via legitimate...
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Increase in ER Visits Linked to Buprenorphine Use
More and more people headed to the emergency room due to medical emergency caused by the use of buprenorphine between 2005 and 2010, says a government report. It’s somewhat confounding to the medical...
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FDA Toughens Up on Hydrocodone Combo Pill Regulations
Thanks to a great deal of lobbying by special interest groups, families of overdose victims, and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), an Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel voted to...
View ArticlePaying for Freedom With Drug Trafficking Increasing in MO
There are a number of ills that cause and are caused by illegal drug trafficking, and according to USA Today, there’s a new one to add to that list. According to the report, Missouri’s illegal...
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NYAAIF Calls for a New Approach to Fight Prescription Drug Addiction
Overdose on prescription drugs have become a huge problem in New York, larger than in most places in the country. Everyone is taking a hand in helping to lower the loss of live caused by prescription...
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Treatment for Benzo Addiction + Painkiller Addiction on the Rise
Painkiller addiction is a well-known phenomenon across the United States, but a new and alarming trend in drug dependence is starting to make an appearance as well: the non-medical abuse of both...
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Steven Tyler Reports Spending $5 Million on Drugs
The amount of money that Steven Tyler says he spent on drugs during his days of active drug abuse and addiction amounts to more than the average person will earn in 2.5 lifetimes: $5 million dollars....
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New Meth Movie Demonstrates That Meth Is an Equal Opportunity Destroyer
A new movie called Meth Head was created for the express purpose of demonstrating to viewers – specifically those who work on Capitol Hill – that crystal meth abuse and addiction are serious issues...
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