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Former QB Lucas hopes his tale helps other addicts
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He wants to share his story whenever he can as a cautionary tale to NFL rookies and veterans alike–and people struggling with addictions. It's nothing to be embarrassed of, he wants them to know, and there's help out there, such as the website www.
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Dealing with drugs: inside the treatment centers
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It's just a normal life, with the door closed on drugs." Kuhnová's is a story of hope in a field where traditionally it is in short supply. In April, as The Prague Post reported, new figures show the number of intravenous drug addicts nationwide has …
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Town hall meeting tackles county's drug problem
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by Foxtongue

Drug addiction is a serious problem in our society, and the most troublesome part is teenage drug addiction. Our children are being exposed to dangerous drugs at early ages, and often times they are exposed through their family members as. With drugs available in many places, it’s hard to imagine how we can successfully prevent teenage drug addiction.

Among teenagers, the most widely abused drugs are alcohol and marijuana, although methamphetamine and heroin are also popular. The main reason for teens to use drugs is to escape from the problems in their lives. They see it as an easy way out at least for as long as the drug lasts. Teenagers tend to perceive small problems as overwhelming, so their tendency to use drugs is much higher than an adult’s. They keep using them to and eventually become addicted.

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Prescription drugs beginning to dominate street trade in Tenderloin
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Police added that perscription-drug buyers are not just typical drug addicts. In fact, they said about one college student they busted who came to the neighborhood to stock up on prescription meds to take back and sell at school.
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Doughty on Drugs
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The Book of Drugs chronicles Soul Coughing's rise and fall, Doughty's tragic, funny and strange struggles with addiction, and his even weirder experiences in recovery. He'll read, perform, and answer questions from the audience at his show on Saturday …
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Cannabis drivers 'twice as likely to cause car crash'
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Preventing porn addiction for minors is no child's game
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They are really shocked to find out the kinds of pornography that kids are getting addicted to online. That's a shocker and an eye opener." Hughes' organization relays telling statistics from sources documented on its website: Seven out of 10 youths …
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Drug use at UTEP rising, student athletes suspended
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By Natalie Tripp Two guards on the UTEP women's basketball team have been suspended indefinitely for breaking team rules, while student media outlets accuse the students of drug use. Campus police crime logs report of two recent drug busts at Miner …
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NJ Attorney General announces new prescription drug addiction program
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By Christopher Baxter/Statehouse Bureau Mike Roy/For The Star-LedgerNew Jersey's new attorney general, Jeffrey Chiesa, has unveiled a comprehensive program designed to crack down on prescription drug addictions and overdoses.
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Pain pill epidemic takes its toll on Tennessee
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8 nationally in drug overdose deaths. The following is a list of Nashville area doctors and clinics that had their applications to operate as pain clinics rejected by the Health Department as of Jan. 20. Mark Roberts had long battled crack addiction, …
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