Drug Abuse

Task force: Tackling drug abuse in region a group effort
Lowell Health Director Frank Singleton believes only so much of the blame goes to drug cartels in South America as the root cause of the problem. In many cases these days, the trouble starts with medicine cabinets at home, Singleton said. In fact …
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Today's Take: Why do some people become addicts and others don't?
Some of the primary factors include genetics, age of first use and the individual's environment. Secondary factors include childhood experiences (such as trauma, abuse or neglect), alcohol or drug use during teen years, stress, lack of coping skills …
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Philip Seymour Hoffman Didn't Have to Die
Whether it's a heroin addict who has relapsed, a toddler who gets into grandma's oxycontin, a granddad who drinks and takes the wrong pills or a teenager who tries these drugs in a dangerously high dose, there are ways to prevent these individuals from …
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