Drug Abuse

Addiction is the quiet killer on our streets
Stu Walton remembers the little girl who loved animals and loved to sing, who grew up and worked hard to get Jarrett Barrios elected to the Legislature, the doting daughter who stumbled into addiction. Don't get Stu Walton wrong. He wasn't and isn't …
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What Is Addiction?
As the death of the actor Philip Seymour Hoffman and the rise of overdoses in New England indicate, heroin continues to be a plague of both desperate poverty and tortured privilege. The abuse of prescription drugs is an even more widespread problem.
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Addiction – What Is an Addiction – http://addictions.ko.mk Clear, concise definition of addictions, including substance and behavioral addictions. Includes examples of addictive behaviors and …