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Experts: No family immune to ravages of drug addiction
A panel of experts and those affected by drug addiction took part in a discussion Tuesday evening at Saltsburg High School. Drug Addiction – Yahoo News Search Results

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Study finds that baclofen drug has potential to prevent cocaine relapse
Relapse is the most painful and expensive feature of drug addiction-even after addicted individuals have been drug-free for months or years, the likelihood of sliding back into the habit remains high. The National Institute on Drug Abuse estimates that 40 to 60 percent of addicted individuals will relapse, and in some studies the rates are as high as 80 percent at six months after treatment. Drug Addiction – Yahoo News Search Results

Rock star talks to students
Megadeth co-founder David Ellefson spoke to students at Fountain Hills High School about his drug addiction and alcoholism in two lunchtime assemblies March 25. Drug Addiction – Yahoo News Search Results

Question by bigmikeavalanche: Did anyone catch VH1’s “Celebrity Rehab?”?
If you ever thought about taking drugs this a show you must watch. Does anyone else agree or disagree?

Best answer:

Answer by cece
i think i don’t agree and i think i agree.

Answer by bklnbabe45
I agree with you. It was just pathetic seeing Jeff Conaway. That poor man , I know he did it all to himself but what a way to end up. I hope they can help him more than the other people. The others on the show, can really help themselves if they want to get clean and sober with a lot of work, and I wish them all well.

A debate around how hospitals use data is needed
The point of the report was to draw attention to the fact that, because of the rules about coding of hospital data, patients admitted for treatment who die in hospital can be recorded in the same way as patients admitted for palliative care. This is a …
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Penn Medicine points to new ways to prevent relapse in cocaine-addicted patients
( University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine ) Relapse is a painful and expensive feature of drug addiction. Though some relapse triggers can be consciously avoided, other subconscious triggers may be impossible to avoid — they can gain entry to the unconscious brain, setting the stage for relapse. Penn Medicine researchers have found that the drug baclofen can help block the impact of the … Drug Addiction – Yahoo News Search Results

Long-term care options seen as gap in drug treatments
METHUEN — A severe shortage of medium- and long-term addiction treatment options is a top obstacle for drug addicts seeking medical help that can wind up preventing or thwarting treatment, local health professionals and addiction treatment advocates Drug Addiction – Yahoo News Search Results