County Commits to Renting Substance Abuse Treatment Beds
County commits to renting substance abuse treatment beds
Filed under: drug addiction help
“In our efforts to get drug addicts help and recovery, we are facing a real problem of getting them into treatment facilities,” Thompson told the Boone County Commission during its regular session meeting last week. Last year, a state Senate health …
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Eating carbs compared to drug addiction: Should refined carbs be regulated?
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You might want to pile up a stash of potato chips: New research has revealed that the way in which our bodies respond to refined carbohydrates is similar to drug addiction, reported Yahoo! News on June 26. And at least one nutrition scientist is …
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Iraq: Between Drug Dealers and Death Squads
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Kamel Ali, head of the Iraqi Health Ministry's drug and alcohol-prevention programme, stated in 2007 “the consumption of alcohol in Iraq has surprisingly increased”, with “every day more patients looking for help as their addiction begins to seriously …
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Fighting drug abuse: Drop box is one way to keep unwanted meds out of kids …
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A recovering alcoholic and addict who has been clean for 30 years, Mr. Rivera was able to detect the signs of substance abuse in his stepson, who admitted using marijuana, he said. “He's extremely honest. I tried to get him some help. I took him to 12 …
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