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Heroin Rehabs in the News

William Bennett: Legal Drugs Wouldn't have Saved Whitney Houston
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That is to say, former US Drug Czar William J. Bennett had some harsh words in response to singer Tony Bennett's comments about legalizing drugs so as to prevent tragedies like the deaths of Amy Winehouse, Michael Jackson, and now Whitney Houston.
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Why did Tony Bennett link Whitney Houston's death to illegal drugs?
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At detoxes and rehabs across the country, prescription pill addicts and alcoholics and meth-heads are coke-heads all share the same plight, and suffer from the same scatter-shot treatment. The reform of our nation's drug laws is steadily gaining …
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Heroin Abuse in the News

The land of milk and heroin
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Drug abuse is often found burgeoning in regions facing political conflict, with rates of addiction rising during times of both physical and structural conflict – it is seen as being a defence strategy to cope with insecurity and violence.
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How prescription drug abuse costs you money
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Over the past decade, prescription drug abuse in the US has increased rapidly, to the point that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now labels the problem an "epidemic." More than 36000 people died of drug overdoses in 2008, the most recent …
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Reality Star Tess Taylor In Rehab For Heroin Addiction
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On Wednesday Reality Star Tess Taylor In Rehab For Heroin Addiction was a top story. Here is the recap: (TMZ) Pretty Wild's Tess Taylor — model, former reality star, and sister to Burglar Buncher Alexis Neiers — has entered rehab for a heroin …
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America's First Internet/Facebook Addiction Rehab Clinic
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The first internet addiction rehab clinic in the United States of America, reStart, has opened in the state of Washington. The clinic works mainly with young adults who have lost control of their internet, gaming, pornography or social media usage, …
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Whitney Houston funeral: Family 'wants Bobbi Kristina to enter rehab'
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Show and tell With a Manchild episode 19: Micromaster madness part 1 – Gashapons

First of three videos of micromaster remakes and KO’s. Thanks to Rave1x for sending me these figures!

Angelina Jolie: En Route to Rehab After Heroin Relapse (Tabloid Nonsensically …
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Star's cover story this week is all about Angelina Jolie and how she's down to an emaciated 99 pounds due to shooting up heroin like a fiend apparently. The magazine proclaimed Brad Pitt got Angelina Jolie pregnant not even a month ago.
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Despite plea for rehab, copper thief gets state prison
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By Riley Yates, Of The Morning Call A Lower Nazareth Township man who stole car batteries and copper to support his heroin addiction is headed to state prison — despite his defense attorney's plea that rehab is where he really needs to be.
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Heroin Abuse in the News

Parents urged to attend drug education forum
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By Jared Whitlock ENCINITAS — In response to an increase in hard drug use among teens, the San Dieguito Alliance for Drug Free Youth and Because I Love You, or BILY, will hold a drug education forum for parents at Seacoast Community Church at 7 pm Feb.
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Bill targets prescription drug abuse
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Senator Jack Hart, who has been a strong proponent for the bill, said Massachusetts is “one of 14 states that have mortality rates associated with substance abuse that tally more than car accidents.” Hart hopes the new legislation will improve the …
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Former 'Robo QB' turns to art after life of drugs
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Student film on heroin abuse.

Heroin abuse topic of Monday program at Naperville Public Library
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Seven heroin overdose deaths in 2011. Unfortunately there is a heroin problem in Naperville. That problem will be discussed at 7 pm Monday, Feb. 13, at the 95th Street Library, 3015 Cedar Glade Drive. Presenting “The Rising Tide of Heroin Abuse in …
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Decriminalize drug use, new coalition urges
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Canada needs to give up the war on drugs and start treating drug use as a health and social issue rather than something for the criminal justice system to deal with, according to a policy group that was formally launched Thursday.
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US DEA raids 2 CVS pharmacies in drug abuse probe
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