Treating Addiction as a Public Health Issue, Not a Crime
Treating addiction as a public health issue, not a crime
Filed under: drug addiction
The drugs of choice for an increasing number of Americans are prescription painkillers. Nowhere is the problem more apparent than Houston, where the renowned medical center area has become “a national hotspot for prescription drug abuse,” according to …
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Prescription drug abuse becomes growing trend in Spokane
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SPOKANE, Wash. — Spokane police arrested a man this week, who they say is just the latest suspect involved in a growing crime trend in the area. Marlon J. Jones, 36, was arrested when officers executed a search warrant in the 1400 block of West 10th …
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Drug addict had fled from Taliban
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AN INTERPRETER who fled Afghanistan after escaping the clutches of the Taliban died after becoming addicted to heroin. Asylum-seeker Shamen Zamir, moved to Stoke-on-Trent 12 years ago to begin a new life after he was kidnapped and tortured by …
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Drug addiction rampant on Kabul streets – Afghanistan grows 90% of the world’s opium and has a drug problem, with only a few trying to help. Anna Coren reports.
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Sometimes I feel like I’m the only person in wheeling that doesn’t have a a drug addiction or a kid. – by wake_tf_up (Sabra Swayngim)
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RT @DHTechs: If you have a drug addict in your family you don’t giv’em money or drugs Be kind & loving don’t feed addiction No more … – by kkay64 (Karen Kay)
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Hannah is just using my apple juice as a cover up for her drug addiction – by dettypoo (?adet)