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Abstinence Based Addiction Proponents Protest Drug Based Drug Recovery – Protesters advocating for CDAS, a group that provides abstinence based recovery programs for substance abusers in Montgomery, help a protest last weekend on …

Parity Laws Boost Drug Abuse Treatment
For best viewing, click the bottom right corner for full screen. Rates of substance abuse treatment increased when states enacted so-called parity legislation barring insurers from limiting coverage of it more strictly than for other conditions …
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Drug Rehab Smyrna Offers a Variety of No Excuse Treatment Plans
Drug Rehab Smyrna is now offering an even larger array of substance abuse treatment plans. Aware of the reluctance to attend rehab by a great number of addicts, Drug Rehab Smyrna began to restructure their programs to appeal to an even broader range …
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Yourwellness Magazine Explores Effects of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
Yourwellness Magazine Explores Effects of Drug and Alcohol Abuse. With actor Zac Efron going to rehab a second time for his cocaine addiction, Yourwellness Magazine explored the physical and emotional effects of drug and alcohol abuse. Share on Twitter …
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FDA OKs high-dose narcotic painkiller Zohydro, raising abuse concerns
Against the recommendation of its own advisers, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new high-dose narcotic painkiller without an abuse-limiting formula and tested using a method critics describe as stacking the deck in favor of the …
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The truth is that the effects of child abuse are long-lasting, not just on its …
While the effects differ by gender and abuse type, the findings show that adults with a history of abuse are more likely to experience drug and alcohol problems and to have attempted suicide. In all cases the outcomes are worst for victims of combined …
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Drugs, Alcoholic Drink Cause Mental Problems to Young People
The sociologist António Donga Wednesday here said drugs and alcoholic drink consumption are the main causes of the consequences of mental problems in many young people, ANGOP has learnt. The sociologist said so to ANGOP when giving an interview …
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Sleep deprivation and its effects on the brain
College students are constantly faced with common causes of sleep deprivation, such as stress and anxiety, all night study sessions, interrupted sleep and eating patterns and exposure to alcohol and drug abuse. Many students have accepted these causes …
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Drug Detox Hoboken Helps Alcoholics Cope in Social Drinking Situations
This has made alcohol treatment particularly tricky. Alcoholism is also hard to treat because it's legal and can be found anywhere. This is why Drug Detox Hoboken has implemented programs to include coping mechanisms for patients to use in social …
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The Cabin Chiang Mai Alcohol and Drug Rehab Selected as a Centre of …
In Thailand, The Cabin was selected for its highly effective, evidence-based treatment model and its commitment to sharing knowledge and research within the addiction industry as well as the wider community. The other organisation is Chiang Mai …
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Is There a Need for “Country Club” Rehabs?
You can attend a traditional, garden-variety addiction rehab facility. There you will receive individual therapy, and you will participate in group therapy, psycho-education modules, 12-step meetings, and a variety of other activities designed to …
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Question by Stephen: What is your opinion on the legalization of Marijuana in Washington State and Colorado?
My view is that I don’t smoke but this issue really doesn’t affect me so I’m pro legalization. And the states can tax and regulate Marijuana so it could provide a little benefits.

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Answer by Aaron
People should be able able to make choices for themselves… so I don’t care.

Answer by Mila Kunis
It would allow cops to do real cop work and solve real crime, not the local stoner. And the laws make it so you can really only possess a tiny amount and you can’t get high while driving or anything.

Minimum alcohol prices set to be introduced under substance misuse strategy
The Government is understood to be preparing to introduce a minimum price for alcohol in order to tackle the problem of misuse. The plan is part of the National Substance Misuse Strategy by Government, and will be unveiled tomorrow. It will be …
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Question by : How many addicts successfully recover from drug addiction?
Those rehab places seem like a revolving door. What percentage of drug addicts who’ve been addicted to hard drugs for at least one year successfully recover from their addiction the rest of their lives?

Best answer:

Answer by applesk8er
1 in 6

Answer by J-Knowitall
no one has a real answer to that. If i had to guess I would say less than 5 percent. quit for good. 20 percent become jump on and off drugs and the rest do whatever they want.

Dr. Miriam Adelson Awarded for Work with Drug Addiction Treatment
Dr. Miriam Adelson will be honored by Israeli watchdog group Ometz with an award for her devotion to treating drug addiction in Israel. Adelson, an internal medicine specialist and wife of American businessman Sheldon Adelson, helped found the Dr …
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