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Paroled 'Sopranos' Actor Discusses Drug Addiction

Paroled 'Sopranos' actor discusses drug addiction
NEW YORK (AP) — Former "Sopranos" actor Lillo Brancato Jr. (LEE'-loh bran-KAH'-toh) says after spending about eight years in prison in New York, he's trying to help young people avoid making the mistakes he did. Brancato was interviewed Sunday on …
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Prescription Drug Abuse a Problem

Prescription drug abuse a problem
SAN ANGELO, Texas — AUSTIN — Beyond the always illegal drugs that come through back alley deals on street corners, Texas has another drug problem: illicitly used prescription medication. A state House committee in Austin met Monday to hear …
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Drugs How Many Kinds Are There?

Question by emm99: drugs how many kinds are there?
How many different kinds of drugs are there?

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?Common Drug Types
There are many different types of drugs you should be aware of. Some are prescribed, others are known as club drugs, illicit or illegal… Continue reading

Program on Drug Addiction Is for Parents and Teens

Program on drug addiction is for parents and teens
Pascack Valley – The Hills/Valley Coalition is sponsoring a free program, Abuse in Our Backyard – The Face of Addiction: A Family Portrait” on Wednesday, April 23 at Pascack Valley High School, 200 Piermont Ave., Hillsdale. The program is open …… Continue reading

Watson: Treating Drug Addiction Needs Less Stigma

Watson: Treating drug addiction needs less stigma
Last week, I sat in on two support-group meetings conducted by Learn To Cope, an organization dedicated to providing information … on the issues of drug use, prevention and treatment. Since 1996, when opiate-based prescription painkillers like OxyContin …
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Watson: Treating Drug Addiction Needs Less Stigma

Watson: Treating drug addiction needs less stigma
Last week, I sat in on two support-group meetings conducted by Learn To Cope, an organization dedicated to providing information … on the issues of drug use, prevention and treatment. Since 1996, when opiate-based prescription painkillers like OxyContin …
drug addiction – Bing… Continue reading

Watson: Treating Drug Addiction Needs Less Stigma

Watson: Treating drug addiction needs less stigma
An estimated 15 percent of high school seniors have tried prescription drugs (for fun) within the past year. As the availability of opioid prescriptions has become more restricted — a deliberate crackdown — and the street price of those drugs has …
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Watson: Treating Drug Addiction Needs Less Stigma

Watson: Treating drug addiction needs less stigma
An estimated 15 percent of high school seniors have tried prescription drugs (for fun) within the past year. As the availability of opioid prescriptions has become more restricted — a deliberate crackdown — and the street price of those drugs has …
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Are There Any FREE Alcohol Treatment Centers in Phoenix, Arizona?

Question by Jenn: Are there any FREE alcohol treatment centers in Phoenix, Arizona?
My 41 year old brother has been drinking for 20+ years. He is really at a point where there are no options for him with the family. We can’t keep taking him in. He does… Continue reading

OUR OPINION: DRUG ADDICTION Heroin’s Surge Demands Responses

OUR OPINION: DRUG ADDICTION Heroin’s surge demands responses
Meanwhile, the Trust for America’s Health, based in Washington, D.C., encourages policy makers to consider steps such as these: the expansion of prescription medication “take back” programs, greater access to addiction treatment programs and wider …
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