Christie Speaks With Compassion on Drug Addiction and Treatment

Christie speaks with compassion on drug addiction and treatment
(CNN) – Republican Gov. Chris Christie teamed up with former Democratic Gov. Jim McGreevey to talk about drug addiction on Thursday, the same day Christie signed a bill aimed to improve treatment programs in New Jersey correctional facilities and county jails.… Continue reading

'He'S Gone Forever': A Somerville Family Looks Back on Years of Addiction

'He's gone forever': A Somerville family looks back on years of addiction
By Monica Jimenez. [email protected]. This article is the second in a series about heroin addiction in Somerville. The story of Alex Foster's addiction had no clear beginning and went on for years. Its ending was abrupt. It was… Continue reading

Mindfulness Therapy Helps Prevent Drug and Alcohol Relapse

Mindfulness therapy helps prevent drug and alcohol relapse
One year after treatment for substance abuse, far fewer participants who got relapse-prevention training including mindfulness techniques had used drugs or alcohol compared to those given relapse-prevention therapy alone or a standard 12-step program.
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Christie Speaks With Compassion on Drug Addiction and Treatment

Christie speaks with compassion on drug addiction and treatment
(CNN) – Republican Gov. Chris Christie teamed up with former Democratic Gov. Jim McGreevey to talk about drug addiction on Thursday, the same day Christie signed a bill aimed to improve treatment programs in New Jersey correctional facilities and county jails.… Continue reading

Japan-Korea Tussle Over History Spreads to US

Japan-Korea tussle over history spreads to US
The highest-profile one is a bronze statue in the Los Angeles suburb of Glendale. Phyllis Kim … The House passed a resolution back in 2007 urging Japan to apologize for its treatment of comfort women and teach about it in schools. For the… Continue reading

How Can I Convince My Parent Psychiatric Drugs Are More Harmful Than Helpful?

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Question by e@rth@ngel: How can I convince my parent psychiatric drugs are more harmful than helpful?
I suffered a mental breakdown when I was 17.I was Institutionalized and was put on 10 lethal antipsychotics a day.Going into the institution I was numb and I had not… Continue reading

Gillette, WY Police Dept. Gets Military Battle Wagon

Gillette, WY Police Dept. Gets Military Battle Wagon — I drove by a parking lot near one of the city’s office buildings and saw this piece of machinery. Soon they will be patrolling our streets.


Did pot cause a Denver man to kill wife?
But even if those blood tests… Continue reading

Christie Speaks With Compassion on Drug Addiction and Treatment

Christie speaks with compassion on drug addiction and treatment
(CNN) – Republican Gov. Chris Christie teamed up with former Democratic Gov. Jim McGreevey to talk about drug addiction on Thursday, the same day Christie signed a bill aimed to improve treatment programs in New Jersey correctional facilities and county jails.… Continue reading

County Curbs Heroin Use: Increases in Drug's Use Drives Expansive Prevention

County curbs heroin use: Increases in drug's use drives expansive prevention
In the past four months, the two have visited numerous schools in the Fox Valley, sharing their stories and hoping to inspire kids to choose a life without the hardships brought on by drug addiction. While Alvarado's life… Continue reading

My Fiance Is Taking Methadone. What Is the Long Term Dangers of This? Will This Lead Back to Doing Heroin?

Question by Linda C: My fiance is taking Methadone. What is the long term dangers of this? Will this lead back to doing heroin?
He is an ex heroin addit. I am concerned because he has a liver disease.

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Answer by tysavage2001
Put in… Continue reading