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Drug Addiction: The Different Drug Testing and Addiction Treatment Methods – Transworld News
Drug testing and addiction treatment is essential for a number of reasons depending on the situation. For example, many workplaces have strict substance abuse policies and enforce drug testing employees. This is because, aside from the obvious fact that …
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Drug Addiction: Study sheds light on addiction – msnbc.com
Nine out of ten adults who suffer from addiction started smoking, drinking or using other drugs before they were 18 years old, according to a new study from The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University. The young …
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Drug Addiction: Drugs smuggled in baby bottle – Stuff
Kyle Nathan Smith, a 40-year-old who has lost everything in the course of a 10-year methamphetamine addiction, was jailed for two years and he may be ordered into a full-time residential drug treatment unit on his release. His partner at the time …
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Drug Addiction: Testimony resumes in Cleveland Strangler trial – 19 Action News

Testimony resumes in Cleveland Strangler trial 19 Action News Smith described his daughter's drug addiction. Before leaving the courtroom, Smith asked Judge Ambrose, "Do you mind if I call you Bam Bam?" Smith was referencing Judge Ambrose's football past, when he played for the Browns in the 1980's. … and more »

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Drug Addiction: RI woman using triathlons to stay clean
West Greenwich native Michelle Powers has been struggling with alcohol and drug addiction for 20 years. Now she’s addicted to competing in triathlons.
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Drug Addiction: Drug addicts get heroin on NHS
Drug addicts are being prescribed heroin on the NHS across London, a BBC investigation reveals.
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Drug Addiction: ‘Easy step’ from Kronic to P – drug addiction expert – ONE News
Synthetic cannabis products such as Kronic are “killing the kids”, a drug addiction counsellor says. Tom Claunch told TV ONE’s Breakfast that in the past two months his addiction clinic had treated seven young people whose lives were “going down the tubes …
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Drug Addiction: Celebrity Drug Addiction – Zimbio
Drug addiction knows no boundaries and doesn’t pick or choose who it will affect. Celebrity drug addiction is commonplace today in the business, and it is just spotlighted more because of the high profiles of today’s celebrities. It’s not uncommon to …
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Drug Addiction: Three million 1Malaysia Squad volunteers ready to battle drug abuse – star.com.my
Home Minister Datuk Seri Hisham-muddin Hussein said the team, known as the 1Malaysia Squad, would offer treatment to addicts and help them find employment. “We need a new vision, direction, strategy and approach in the war against drugs,” he said at …
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Drug Abuse Statistics: KBC News
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Sunday calls on governments and coummunities to fight against drug abuse as well as illicit drug trafficking.
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Drug Abuse: Admission numbers fall for state drug programs – MetroWest Daily News

Admission numbers fall for state drug programs MetroWest Daily News In light of these problems, DiGravio said his group hopes to stave off budget cuts to substance abuse programs. Studies have shown that treatment and prevention cost society less than drug-related costs for criminal justice, health care and lost time … and more »

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Drug Abuse: Addictions raise problems for people over 50 – Abilene Reporter-News

Addictions raise problems for people over 50 Abilene Reporter-News Drug and alcohol addiction is tough for anyone to deal with, but for people over age 50, dealing with addiction offers its own unique challenges. According to the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health … Binge drinking can damage young brains, study saysMontreal Gazette all 3 news articles »

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Drug Abuse: Nike’s use of drug slang in advertising is downright shameful Guest viewpoint – The Register-Guard    Read more...

Drug Abuse: Teen prescription drug abuse more socially acceptable than alcohol – Transworld News
As experimentation with prescription drugs is less detectable than alcohol, teens are finding that the regular abuse of prescription narcotics is becoming more common. Not only is this attitude problematic, but the ease of accessibility of such drugs is …
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Drug Abuse: Nation’s top drug official focuses on methamphetamine, prescription meds
The drug problem in America has shifted from cocaine and heroine use to the abuse of prescription medications and methamphetamine, according to the nation’s “drug czar,” who was in Johnson City Monday for a conference on drug abuse and prevention in Appalachia.
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Drug Abuse: New drug bath salts hitting Tri-State Area
The types of illegal drugs used in the Tri-State Area and other parts of the nation change with the times, said the owner of a drug and alcohol screening business in Keokuk.
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