Ban of Synthetic 'Bath Salt' Drugs Moving Through Massachusetts Legislature
Ban of synthetic 'bath salt' drugs moving through Massachusetts legislature
Filed under: Massachusetts Drug Addiction
Bath salts are an addictive stimulant sold over-the-counter in some convenience stores; the bill's supporters say the drug has no legitimate consumer purpose and has been mislabeled to appear benign. Last year, a handful of stores in Attleboro sold the …
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Poorer Nations Seeing a Rise in Drug Use
Filed under: Massachusetts Drug Addiction
It used to be that poor nations in South America and elsewhere shipped drugs to richer nations while their own residents largely avoided using them. … (NEWSER) – Past or present drug use doesn't seem to damage middle-aged brains, a new study finds …
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COMMUNITY VOICES: Debating the definition of addiction
Filed under: Massachusetts Drug Addiction
Proposed changes include language which would broaden the list of symptoms of drug and alcohol addiction. At the same time, this language would decrease the number of symptoms which would be required for a diagnosis. The old definition, for example, …
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Mikey’s 5K Road Race To benefit the MCH Scholarship Fund
Event on 2012-10-06 09:30:00
REGISTRATION BEGINS AT 8:00A.M.
RACE BEGINS AT 9:30 A.M.
The race will be in Worcester, the details of the route are being finalized and will be posted soon!
This annual 5K road race benefits a scholarship fund awarded to students enrolled in the Addiction Counselor Program, in memory of Michael Calvin Hamblin, a much loved brother, son, nephew, cousin, grandson and friend. Mikey was a strong, smart, and funny young man who fought many battles in his short life. Sadly, Mikey was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia just after his 23rd birthday, and passed away only 8 months later. At his end, drug addiction still held the title of his most deadly battle. Mikey was so afraid he would not have a chance to recover or make a difference in this world. He always felt that, with the right program, he could have beat that battle with drug addiction, but he never got that chance. It is our goal, as his family, to be sure he is never forgotten, and that his memory will live on to help others with similar struggles. Each year our family raises money for a scholarship fund we started in Mikey's memory to help people who have faced similar struggles. This scholarship is awarded to 1-2 deserving students enrolled in the ACE (Addiction Counselor Program) at Westfield State College and/or Adcare Hospital. This program is dedicated to helping individuals in their struggles with drug and alcohol addiction. Many of us can relate to these struggles directly, whether they are our own or those of a loved one. Support is one of the most crucial steps in recovery, and we intend to be part of that for as many individuals as we can. I hope that many of you will take the time to do so as well. I thank you all in advance. And so does Mikey!
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at Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
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