opiate addiction

Scituate FACTS Coalition: Starting the Conversation on Opiate Addiction

Scituate FACTS Coalition: Starting the conversation on opiate addiction
24) that members of the community, along with those from surrounding communities, got together to address the opiate addiction problem, share information, and discuss what can be done about it. Sponsored by the Scituate FACTS (Families, Adolescents …
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OF COURSE Health Insurance Will Cost More Next Year … It Does Every Year
House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) fired off a tweet after Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius stated the obvious in a congressional meeting: Health insurance premiums are probably going up. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) …
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Opiate Addiction Forum at Phoenix House in Shrub Oak With Author David Sheff

Opiate addiction forum at Phoenix House in Shrub Oak with author David Sheff
About Phoenix House: As a leading nonprofit provider of substance abuse treatment and prevention services since 1967, Phoenix House helps more than 7,000 men, women and teens each day as they overcome addiction and begin new lives in recovery.
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Substance Abuse And Mental Disorders Often Go Hand-In-Hand. What's The
Addiction treatment specialists are well aware of the fact that drug and alcohol abuse can also cause symptoms of a mental disorder – in other words, if you take away the drugs and alcohol, the mental problems ease up or go away entirely. But that's …
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Drug Addiction Advice?

Question by kyle: drug addiction advice?
what drug causes these symptoms
1, weight loss
2, greyish skin colour
3,tooth decay
4,(possibly slurring words)

Best answer:

Answer by 88
cocaine

this drug makes people really happy then really angry and dangerous.It is not a good drug at all. ruins many people

Answer by Oxford K
Once an error is clearly and fully understood, it need not be repeated. Addiction is to the false Self. Drugs and Alcohol are just self-medication trying to alleviate the pain caused by that addiction…
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Rethinking Rehab During a New Era of Opiate Addiction

Rethinking Rehab During a New Era of Opiate Addiction
Yet measuring the effectiveness of any of these approaches has proven difficult at best, given the high rate of addiction relapse. This issue has led some experts to rethink the conventional rehab model and even the 12 steps that underlie AA. The …
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The surging tsunami
The areas that should come under a sharp focus include supply reduction, demand reduction, treatment-cum- rehabilitation and international co-operation. Nearly all the plant-based opiates reach Pakistan from Afghanistan. … citizens and civil society …
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Heroin Forum Confronts Epidemic in Northern Westchester

Heroin forum confronts epidemic in northern Westchester
Hundreds gather to discuss drug safety and addicti…: A forum was held at Hendrick Hudson High School called "Prescription Drugs and Heroin, What Our Community Needs to Know to Stay Safe". The forum addressed drug abuse and the rash of recent drug …
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Heroin and opiate addiction a community-wide issue
During an informational drug forum in Woburn High School auditorium last week, Mayor Scott Galvin, along with top public safety brass, seasoned drug investigators, and Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan, explained that heroin laced with other …
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What Exactly Is Ibogaine, and How Successful Is It for the Treatment of Opiate Addiction?

Question by Connie D: What exactly is Ibogaine, and how successful is it for the treatment of opiate addiction?
I was told of a new medication to help overcome an opiate addiction, unfortunately I haven’t been able to find out much about it. I believe that it is only available at a treatment facility located in New Mexico…so, it really makes me wonder if it’s even a legitimate treatment approved by the FDA. I also wonder if there have been many studies done on it, and what the statistics are concerning its rate of success.