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Infants Suffering From Opiate Addiction Withdrawal On The Rise
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Opiate withdrawal among infants increased three-fold between 2000 and 2009 due to prescription painkiller abuse among mothers-to-be, according to a first-of-its-kind study in the United States. The research, published in the Journal of the American …
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The Dilemma of the Pregnant Addict
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The addicted mother trying to protect her unborn child from the impact of her withdrawal has no clear option, as Ms. Calhoun made clear: The recommended treatment for opiate addiction during pregnancy is a controlled dosage of methadone, …
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Health Buzz: More Babies Born to Opiate–Addicted Moms
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By Angela Haupt The number of babies born addicted to opiates, the class of drugs that includes heroin, methadone, and some prescription painkillers, has nearly tripled in the past decade. In fact, a baby is born every hour with signs of opiate drug …
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Prescription drug abuse on the rise
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In exchange for completing treatment, Sanders said his criminal charges were dropped. After two years sober and clean from drug abuse Sanders, now 35 years old, works at Herring Houses treatment center in Dothan. “I'd been trying for 10 or 12 years to …
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Addiction treatment for transgender people
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A one-of-a-kind treatment center where transgender people can free themselves of addictions is about to open in Philadelphia. By Don Sapatkin (left) and Zerandrian Morris in a lounge at the eight-bed Morris Home, in the Southwest section of the city.
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Thousands treated annually for addiction
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Lin, 60, of a Raceland resident, recently returned from her second stay at the state's free inpatient treatment plan for compulsive gambling, Center of Recovery in Shreveport. It's been three months since she's last gambled.
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Marijuana, Synthetic Drug Use on the Rise – WIFR
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Marijuana, Synthetic Drug Use on the Rise WIFR ROCKFORD (WIFR) — 82 out of the 84 beds at Rosecrance's adolescent treatment center are full, with 75% of the teenagers in rehab for marijuana dependency. The National Institute on Drug Abuse reports more teens use marijuana each year. … and more »

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4 Movie Drug Addicts Who Just Need A Fix – Screen Junkies
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4 Movie Drug Addicts Who Just Need A Fix Screen Junkies If “Celebrity Rehab” leaves you wanting more time with rehab-ready types, these 4 movie drug addicts who just needed a fix will serve as desperate, scratching reminders to just say no. How can something that feels so good be so wrong? …

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Drug Abuse Among Older Adults On the Rise
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Yet drug and alcohol abuse among older adults is on the rise. Between 1995 and 2002, the number of substance abuse treatment admissions for people 55 and older increased by 32 percent, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services …
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Missouri grapples with one of the USA's worst meth problems
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Meth use is down nationwide, according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, released in September by the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The number of people who said they had used meth in the past month …
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Loudoun County Partners with Leesburg Girl Scouts in 'Project Elf'
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P10-M drug rehab center to rise in Irisan
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BAGUIO City Government is set to receive funding for a drug rehabilitation center from the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) of the Philippines. Vice Mayor Daniel Fariñas recently reported meeting with DDB Secretary Antonio Villar Jr. and Undersecretary Edgar Galvante for the construction of a drug rehabilitation center in the city.
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Narconon East US Tackling Oxycontin Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic As 33 Arrested
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Narconon East US Drug Rehab Centers tackle the Oxycontin prescription drug abuse epidemic helping addicts get drug-free as 33 prescribing pain clinic doctors are arrested in South Florida.Clearwater, FL (PRWEB) December 01, 2011 Narconon East US Drug Rehab Centers located throughout the Eastern United States help tackle the Oxycontin prescription drug abuse epidemic getting those addicted to Oxy …
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