Drug Addiction

HSE Urged by Councillor to Reconsider Drug Treatment Clinic Location

HSE urged by councillor to reconsider drug treatment clinic location
A city councillor is calling on the HSE to reconsider its decision to move a drug treatment clinic from Shantalla Health Centre to Mervue Health Centre and to find a “more suitable location”. Independent councillor for Galway City East, Declan …
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Michael Le Vell 'checks into rehab to get help for drink and drugs problem'
Michael – who earns a… Continue reading

Drug Addiction Recovery Literature Ideas?

Question by xSweetiex07: Drug Addiction Recovery Literature Ideas?
My mom has 5 months clean from abusing prescription drugs and I would like to buy her a book for her birthday about recovery. She has been regularly attending Narcotics Anonymous meetings, and through that program she has read one book and started another. She is very involved and serious about staying clean. I want to buy her something inspirational, and keep her spirits up.… Continue reading

Effort Launched for New Drug Rehab Unit – Charleston Gazette

Effort launched for new drug rehab unit – Charleston Gazette

Effort launched for new drug rehab unit
Charleston Gazette
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — If the crisis of drug addiction is anything like war, one local surgeon believes West Virginia is "Ground Zero" – and he and many other state and local officials have launched the latest weapon to combat it. A group of business

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Destination Hope Addresses the 12 Step… Continue reading

Is This Drug Chart Real?

Question by : Is this drug chart real?
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9c/Rational_scale_to_assess_the_harm_of_drugs_%28mean_physical_harm_and_mean_dependence%29.svg

I just wanted to know if this accurately accesses the physical damage and dependancy levels of the drugs it has listed.
how can breathing in a solvent do less physical damage than drinking alcohol?

Best answer:

Answer by Live free or Die
It looks pretty accurate. I think it’s a little off with the cannabis as it seams by reports to be much less harmful than… Continue reading

Opiate Epidemic Leads Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick to Declare Public

Opiate epidemic leads Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick to declare public
Ed Markey, D-Mass., who has been pushing legislation in Washington to help attack the growing drug problem, commended Patrick for taking such bold steps. "This public health emergency requires urgent action at the local, state and federal levels …
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Cases of newborns with addictions soaring
Hospital workers — as required by law — notified DCF that Mya was born with… Continue reading

Effort Launched for New Drug Rehab Unit – Charleston Gazette

Effort launched for new drug rehab unit – Charleston Gazette

Effort launched for new drug rehab unit
Charleston Gazette
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — If the crisis of drug addiction is anything like war, one local surgeon believes West Virginia is "Ground Zero" – and he and many other state and local officials have launched the latest weapon to combat it. A group of business

Drug Rehab – Google News

Bay Area Recovery Announce New Drug… Continue reading