Doc: My State in Addiction Stranglehold
Doc: My state in addiction stranglehold
That "perfect storm" created a prescription drug addiction epidemic in our state. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration data from 10 years ago show the annual number of treatment admissions in Maine increased from a little more than …
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Jason Wahler on Addiction: Philip Seymour Hoffman's Death 'Brought Me Right …
Jason Wahler is the latest celeb to open up about his battle with substance abuse and addiction in the wake of Philip Seymour Hoffman's death. On Thursday, the former The Hills star, 27, wrote a personal essay for The Huffington Post, in which he …
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For Reformed Addicts, Philip Seymour Hoffman's Death Is Terrifying
In a graphic titled “Extended Abstinence is Predictive of Sustained Recovery,” the National Institute of Drug Abuse says, “After 5 years—if you are sober, you will probably stay that way.” I unconsciously added a “forever” to the end of that sentence …
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BEACON HILL BRIEFING: Drug abuse gets sharp look
We face an urgent health and public safety concern that cannot go ignored, and that is the reality of our drug addiction problem in Massachusetts. While we are all lucky to live in a state that offers so much support for its residents, we are always …
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Prescription Drug Abuse, Addiction, and Detoxing – Opiate abuse and addiction can have serious effects. As this video explains, some people have a biological predisposition to prescription painkiller addictio…