Ethan's Story, Part 1: The Slide From Drug Experimentation to Full-Blown …

Ethan's story, Part 1: The slide from drug experimentation to full-blown …
In 2012, of the 105,189 adult admissions reported, 43.1 percent of those men and women sought treatment for a heroin addiction, the primary reason for entering a substance abuse treatment program, according to the Massachusetts Bureau of Substance …
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Boston officials announce prescription drug take-back program to combat drug …
"This is a problem that is growing, it is intensifying, it is an epidemic. Heroin and prescription drug addiction is an equal opportunity destroyer of lives. It breaks apart families. It strikes without regard to age, race, gender, or socioeconomic …
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Addicted Oklahoma: How can Oklahoma combat doctor-shopping?
Guest 10:14 a.m. Isn't it also true that the body will build a tolerance to these drugs which causes someone who is addicted to use more of the drugs in order to get the same affect? And also these drugs are used on the street for recreational purposes.
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Heroin addicts face barriers to treatment
That did the trick, because alcohol withdrawal can cause life-threatening seizures. He was admitted the next morning, and released 17 days later when his funding from the county ran out. … Of the 23.1 million Americans who needed treatment for drugs …
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What causes addiction? — Dr John Marsden from the National Addiction Centre talks about what causes people to becoming addicted.

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