WNC Communities Tackle Prescription Drug Problem
WNC communities tackle prescription drug problem
Western North Carolina communities are battling prescription drug abuse. / Photo Disc ASHEVILLE — Polk County is the latest Western North Carolina community to launch an initiative aimed at curbing prescription drug abuse and deaths from overdose, a problem that has hit rural areas… Continue reading
Mountain News: Pot Taxes Need to Fund Treatments
Mountain News: Pot taxes need to fund treatments
He also wants local governments to allocate some of the tax revenues they will reap from sales to offer free drug treatment for people like he once was. "Tax revenues should also go to enhancing healthy physical activities, which can lure children… Continue reading
Oklahoma City Oklahoma Drug Rehab Recovery Programs
Oklahoma City Oklahoma Drug Rehab Recovery Programs
http://transformationstreatment.com/drug-treatment-center/ Our drug treatment center is a supportive community that not only involves the client, but also th…
Avon Lake's Mayor: More layoffs than expected likely at Ford plant
Ohio plans to move a condemned killer facing a never-tried lethal injection method… Continue reading
Heroin Treatment Funding a Big Hurdle
Heroin treatment funding a big hurdle
You should be a physician, not a lawyer. Medicine-assisted treatment is the standard of care.” For heroin addicts, Engel supports avenues including methadone or Suboxone therapy, which he said stabilizes addicts and gives them the ability to function well. Read more on Cincinnati.com
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Beyond Addiction
Beyond Addiction
Chris Thigpen still talks about his previous 14-year-long drug addiction in the present tense, using phrases like “I can't stop” and “I'm not satisfied” close to three years after becoming sober. For Thigpen, who grew up in Jaffrey … Though he did a … Read more on Monadnock… Continue reading
Dave Madden Dead: 'The Partridge Family' Actor Dies at 82
Dave Madden Dead: 'The Partridge Family' Actor Dies At 82
Dave Madden, who played band manager Reuben Kincaid on "The Partridge Family," died early today (Jan. 16) at age 82, TMZ reports. Madden died of congestive heart and kidney failure, his former agent told TMZ. He and his wife lived… Continue reading