Addiction Affects the Entire Family

Addiction affects the entire family

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“Devastated and naive. You do not want to believe it.” Stories like Hutchinson's are becoming more common in Marion as the heroin problem grows. Her son, whose name Hutchinson wants to be anonymous, began experimenting with drugs about five years …
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Legal pot use raises questions about abuse issues

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Kevin Oliver, executive director of Washington's National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), acknowledged that marijuana dependence can occur if the drug is abused but believes the substance is not addictive enough to pose a …
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Rethinking our attitude to drugs

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… stereotypical images of dishevelled, desperate drug users roaming the streets. While the fear of addiction is rational, the widespread demonisation of drug use is often hypocritical and borders on collective hysteria. … Last week, The Age …
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