drug addiction

How Can I Help a Friend With Drug Addiction Get Help? – Betty Ford Center Q&A

How can I help a friend with drug addiction get help? – Betty Ford Center Q&A — Dr. James West, former medical director of the Betty Ford Center, discusses options for people experiencing drug addiction.


State lawmakers react to public health epidemic posed by heroin
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Drug Treatment Centers in Maine | Call 800-303-2938 for Inquiries

Drug Treatment Centers in Maine | Call 800-839-1682 For Inquiries — Drug Treatment Centers in Maine – Call 800-839-1682 For Inquiries Do you want to say goodbye to your drug addiction? Do you want to start it now? Then check …


'Not in my backyard' attitude doesn't work with drug… Continue reading

Tebow Pine Grove’s Drug Dog

Tebow Pine Grove’s Drug Dog — http://www.pinegrovetreatment.com/ Pine Grove Behavioral Health and Addiction Services in Hattiesburg, Mississippi is known as one of the nation’s most compr…


Cartels send 'ice' from super labs to Mississippi
GULFPORT — An underworld that traffics meth has found its way to South Mississippi, with Mexican… Continue reading

Odean Alley Altercation With a Drug User – Victoria B.C.

Odean Alley altercation with a drug user – Victoria B.C. — A mas is asked to leave a downtown Victoria, BC, alley over what is believed to be intravenous drug use in a public place. He becomes enraged, and displays b…


Around Town: March 7, 2014
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A Sentencing Commission for California

A Sentencing Commission for California
That will require post-prison programs focusing on jobs, housing, and treatment for drug addiction and mental illness. California has budgeted for this as part of a statewide reform initiative, but the money needs to be spent wisely. (A report by the …
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What Kind of Medication and Treatment Is Used to Treat Alcohol Addiction?

Question by pat m: What kind of medication and treatment is used to treat alcohol addiction?

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Answer by Greg
Yes. Two different types of medications are commonly used to treat alcoholism. The first are tranquilizers called benzodiazepines (e.g., Valium, Librium), which are used only during the first few… Continue reading