Drug Addiction Stories in the News

Clovis Man Beats Drugs And Prison. Inspires Kids
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Dozens of guests showed up and found out Clovis BMX motorcycle racer Tony Hoffman's story would be featured in the premier edition. Hoffman overcame drug addiction and a prison sentence to rise to the top in the world of BMX racing. …
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The Oxy King of Marin County: Profile of a Prolific Dealer
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It's a year and a half after the arrest that brought him down, and two and a half years after my own brother, an OxyContin addict, died of a heroin overdose at the age of 20. Between 2009 and 2010, 25 percent of accidental drug-related deaths in San …
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SPITZ: Sharing her 'Cry'
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While she hasn't traveled the road of alcohol or drug abuse personally, she feels a kinship with “that part of society people don't want to deal with,'' and sees a common thread in many of their stories: abuse. Oftentimes it's the kind of abuse she …
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Arrest of California Doctor Coincides with Uptick in Prescription Drug Overdoses
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Medical and addiction experts are calling pharmaceutical addiction an unrecognized epidemic. "We've seen a tremendous increase in the number of people seeking treatment for prescription drug abuse," says CM2 CEO Richard Taite. …
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