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Pharmaceuticals outpace alcohol as drug of choice in Bay County

admin — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 18:25:18 +0000

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In 2010, for the first time ever, more Bay County residents sought treatment for prescription drug abuse than for alcohol addiction.

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Analysis: Russia feeds arms addiction as soft power fails

admin — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 18:12:07 +0000

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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Two decades after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia’s failure to cultivate power on the global stage using trade and diplomacy is forcing it back into its costly Cold War addiction to missiles and guns.

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Drug Market Intervention initiative making strides

admin — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 18:12:08 +0000

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HUNTINGTON — Lois Burnside sat before members of her community one year ago, a drug addict facing prison time.

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Letters to the editor for Oct. 16, 2011

admin — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 18:12:16 +0000

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Michael M. Miller: Treatment, prevention needed to address Dane Countys opioid addiction and overdose problem

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Wallace Goodstein, M.D.: Michael Jackson’s Doctor on Trial: There is No Statute of Limitations on Addiction

admin — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 18:12:09 +0000

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By precluding evidence of the origin, duration and course of Michael Jackson’s drug addiction, the ability to ascertain the truth at trial has been compromised … There is no statute of limitations on addiction.

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Drug and alcohol treatment package hailed as major progress

admin — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 18:12:22 +0000

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Platform, the national network of mental health and addiction NGOs, has hailed todays Government announcement of an additional $10m for alcohol and drug treatment as a major step forward.

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Michael M. Miller: Treatment, prevention needed to address Dane Countys opioid addiction and overdose problem

admin — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 18:12:09 +0000

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Dear Editor: The recent media attention to the epidemic of opioid addiction and overdose deaths in Dane County is quite appropriate. Nationally, prescription drug overdose deaths (largely opioids and benzodiazepines) have overtaken motor vehicle deaths as a cause of accidental deaths, and prescription drug overdoses are the largest cause of accidental deaths in young adults.

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Letters to the editor for Oct. 16, 2011

admin — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 18:12:10 +0000

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Michael M. Miller: Treatment, prevention needed to address Dane Countys opioid addiction and overdose problem

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Why do so many artists struggle with addiction?

admin — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 18:12:09 +0000

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ADDICTIONS & ANSWERS.

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Health professionals talk prescription drug addiction

admin — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 18:12:23 +0000

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Health care providers got together Wednesday to discuss prescription drug management and addiction. From left, seated, are Kathy Morris, Brenda Szabo and Shawnee Bigelow and standing, Bill Penman, Dr. Billy Carstens, Dr. Michael Alexandrov and Mike Kettle.

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