substance abuse

Drug Cartels Thrive on Ultimate Consumers: Addicts

Drug Cartels Thrive On Ultimate Consumers: Addicts

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Drug experts say heroin is back on the rise, fueled in part by prescription drug abuse. And while the supply side of the … I met her at a clinic run by Oregon Health and Science University that tries to help people addicted to opiates. Wickerham says …
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Three Brothers Celebrate Sobriety After Overcoming Raging Substance Abuse

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Do Other Sins Seem to Follow or Precede Overeating or Over Spending?

Question by OceanBlue0910: Do other sins seem to follow or precede overeating or over spending?
Does one type of relapse into former addiction lead to other sins? Example, and alcoholic who starts drinking can get into sexual sin or a drug addict who goes back on crystal meth or crack or pain medication may also do sexual or criminal things to get more of that drug or they just don’t care and do things they normally do not do.

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What Would You Do if You Found Out Your Mother Using Drugs (Addictive)?

Question by nelli: what would you do if you found out your mother using drugs (addictive)?
but your mother would tell you, “you are just my daughter don’t tell me to stop what i love” honest please

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Answer by granny
respect your mother.

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How Is It Possible to Absolutely Categorize Alcoholim as a Disease and Not an Illness?

Question by denveryay: How is it possible to absolutely categorize Alcoholim as a disease and not an illness?
“Disease” is a very loosely defined term in many respects. There are multiple disorders, infenctions, and symptoms that can be typical of a definable disease. Also, a disease must have specific and constant cause(s), which in the case of Alcoholism is the CHOICE to drink ethyl-alcohol. The cause of the “disease” is the recurring and disregarding CHOICE to drink. A choice, however pathological or illogical, doesn’t seem to be appropriate as a cause or a condition of any disease. Despite the negative psychological, physiological, and other results of long-term alcohol abuse, it seems that it shouldn’t be classified as anything more than a treatable mental disorder.

Teens Bring Fresh Voices on Drug Abuse in Maine

Teens bring fresh voices on drug abuse in Maine

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About 7,000 needed but did not receive treatment for alcohol problems. Once hooked, the addiction can last a lifetime. Maine needs to do more to help stop the problem before it starts. Extracurricular activities, such as filmmaking, teach students self …
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Drug Rehab Center Aubrey Develops New Treatment Programs for Young Adults

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Will a Person Convicted on His Second Felony Be Sent to Prison?

Question by lorkell: Will a person convicted on his second felony be sent to prison?
What are the laws for ny state for felony on drug possession and so forth? and why doesn’t the system provide a better and manditory drug rehab for convicted felons instead of just throwing them away? we, the tax payers have to pay for them to sit in prison, why not put our money into trying to correct the problem? Prison makes the problem worse!

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