Local Treatment Facilities See Increased Demand With Alcohol, Prescription …
Local treatment facilities see increased demand with alcohol, prescription …
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The adventure therapist said center employees work to help people recovering from the crippling effects of an addiction gain a new perspective, he said. “Now you go outside and … In the past 18 months, need has grown among those abusing prescription …
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Rockefeller praises DEA for permanent drug disposal plan
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Is There a Spiritual Abuse Hotline or Rehab?
Question by ?’amour est ?e chaos: Is there a spiritual abuse hotline or rehab?
There is one for drug abuse, alcohol abuse, and even sex addiction so there obviously should be something for religion right?
Ideo Fugiet yeah but i think de-programmers are only used on cults and employed by the government. I havent heard of personal de-programmers before.
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Answer by Ideo Fugiet
It’s called De-programming.
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From the editorial advisory board: Smoking bans
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What Are the Prescription of Drug Abuse Facts and Figures?
Question by David: What are the Prescription of Drug Abuse Facts and Figures?
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Answer by Michael
The Center of Disease Control reports that prescription medications are responsible for more overdose deaths than illegal substances such as cocaine and heroin. According to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the number of people who find treatment for pain killer abuse increased fourfold in the span of a decade (1998 – 2008). The number of emergency room visits related to prescription medications also increased 97% in four years (2004 -2008). In 2009, an average of 6,027 individuals a day abused pain relievers for the first time.
How Many Addicts Successfully Recover From Drug Addiction?
Question by : How many addicts successfully recover from drug addiction?
Those rehab places seem like a revolving door. What percentage of drug addicts who’ve been addicted to hard drugs for at least one year successfully recover from their addiction the rest of their lives?
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Answer by applesk8er
1 in 6
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Is This a Good Argument for the Legalization of Drugs? Why or Why Not?
Question by Neocon Swine (America’s Flu): Is this a good argument for the legalization of drugs? Why or why not?
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/24/miron.legalization.drugs/index.html
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CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (CNN) — Over the past two years, drug violence in Mexico has become a fixture of the daily news. Some of this violence pits drug cartels against one another; some involves confrontations between law enforcement and traffickers.
Recent estimates suggest thousands have lost their lives in this “war on drugs.”
The U.S. and Mexican responses to this violence have been predictable: more troops and police, greater border controls and expanded enforcement of every kind. Escalation is the wrong response, however; drug prohibition is the cause of the violence.
U.S. House of Representative Barney Frank Says We Should Decriminalize Marijuana. Do U Agree?
Question by marnefirstinfantry: U.S. House of representative Barney Frank says we should decriminalize Marijuana. Do u agree?
Ease Pot Restrictions, Lawmakers UrgeCNNposted: 1 HOUR 38 MINUTES AGOcomments: 1185PrintSharefiled under: Law News, National NewsText SizeAAA(July 30) – The U.S. should stop arresting responsible marijuana users, Rep. Barney Frank said Wednesday, announcing a proposal to end federal penalties for Americans carrying fewer than 100 grams, almost a quarter-pound, of the substance.
Current laws targeting marijuana users place undue burdens on law enforcement resources, punish ill Americans whose doctors have prescribed the substance and unfairly affect African-Americans, said Frank, flanked by legislators and representatives from advocacy groups.