Drug Abuse

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Brazoria County to hold Drug Take Back on April 26
On April 26th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Brazoria County Prescription Drug Task Force, of Brazoria County Community Coalition (BCCC) will participate in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day in Bra Prescription Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

Question by lost agenda: I’m a “recovering” addict,but?
can’t seem to string together more than a few weeks before I relapse.To add more of an issue,i’m on state parole.I’d like to tell my parole officer,but am scared he’ll just violate me and send me back to prison.I’m going “crazy” with the ups and downs i’m continually putting myself and my loved ones through,yet still can’t get it right.It’s no ones fault but my own,but if i don’t get it right soon,i’ll either go back to prison anyways,or i’ll end up relapsing full time.I’ve tried meetings,rehabs,and methadone,all with no long term sobriety.Any advice or help in getting me on the path to being completely sober would be more than greatly appreciated

Best answer:

Answer by Jade M
At this point, your best bet is inpatient treatment. How this plays depends on where you live and the medical services available to you.    Read more...

'Delivered from the devil's spell' – gay man says
Two years ago Derek Saliba was a cross-dressing prostitute caught in the clutches of drug addiction. Abused at a young age, he was an active member of the local gay community and had been financially crippled by a 10-year heroin and cocaine addiction.
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County hears critical review of legal marijuana
Dan Cummings of the Jackson County Drug Task Force said the loosening of marijuana laws in Colorado over the last several years, including legalization for recreational use last year, is having noticeable effects in the Kansas City area. Kansas and …
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Ethan's story, Part 1: The slide from drug experimentation to full-blown …
Deval Patrick said that Massachusetts is in the grips of an "epidemic of opiate abuse." For this reason, Patrick said the state must "treat it like the public health crisis it is" and ordered the commitment of $ 20 million to increase drug treatment and …
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Harsh reality of addiction lives on locally
And with the recent legalization of marijuana, recreational drug use is becoming an intrinsic part of our identity as a state. The problem with our area in particular is that we have one of the highest addiction rates per capita, and the least …
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Leaders look to tackle substance abuse
“We're hoping that this is a collaborative effort that truly builds consistency in the Windham and Raymond communities about the impacts of substance abuse, that provides resources and alternatives, that includes training for parents, employers, clergy …
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Trio of sheriffs tout teamwork, lament lack of resources
CIRCLEVILLE — Sheriffs from three of the five counties that make up the U.S. 23 Major Crimes Task Force said collaboration has been key in the fight against drug abuse and trafficking, but so far, they have made only a dent in the problem. Ross County …
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Heroin task force focuses on treatment options, availability in Madison County
Addiction occurs when the brain develops specific opiate receptors that can only be filled by drugs derived from opium, such as heroin. When those receptors are not filled, the person suffers from chills, tremors, irritability, … Park said Wellspring …
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The Case Against Prohibition
Before Nixon declared the war on drugs in the early 1970s, policing was a different creature altogether. Police were the “good guys” going after the “bad guys”–the rapists, the murderers, the child molesters–most people could agree society was better …
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Hanover vs. heroin: Not just an urban problem
As leader of the Adams County Drug Task Force, First Assistant Attorney Brian Sinnett has also seen a gradual but significant increase in heroin use in recent years. A decade ago, he …. At Cornerstone Counseling and Education Services in Hanover …
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Barrera: Experience in the trenches a crucial benefit
Barrera said he would form a drug abuse task force or “special forces” team dedicated to “hunting down dealers,” share resources with other agencies, better promote and make use of the tip hotline, and “initiate training and involvement with an …
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More shelters are accepting pets, too
The Animal Welfare Institute in Washington, D.C., awionline.org, is creating a national safe havens mapping project, which lists additional New Mexico contacts and hotline numbers in Albuquerque, Española, Gallup, Grants, Las Cruces, Santa Fe, Shiprock …
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State agency sued over death of 18-month-old El Dorado girl
The lawsuit says that calls about Jayla to the DCF hotline “were ignored.” “DCF knew that Jayla was in danger and did nothing to protect her.” The state agency had previous … The same day that El Dorado police went to the hospital to investigate the …
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