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How lifesaving drug Narcan works
If an IV can't be started, the medication can be given as a nasal spray. The medication is an antagonist. … The Massachusetts Department or Public Health since 2007 has run a pilot program in which 15 health and substance abuse agencies in the state …
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Cutler's Corner: The many facets of substance abuse
In cases where a patient is experiencing an opiate overdose, a life-saving nasal spray known as Narcan (nalaxone) can be administered to literally bring a patient back to life. Pembroke fire personnel now carry this … We need to re-orient our …
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The Invisible Monster: Heroin Invates Our Community
It can be administered by injection or sprayed into the nose. One police department in Massachusetts reported a 95 percent success rate in saving patients by administering … Addicts attempt methods to revive someone suspected of an overdose, which …
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10 Canadian community-based organizations receive 4000 from The? Co … – Canada NewsWire (press release)

10 Canadian community-based organizations receive $ 194000 from The? Co … Canada NewsWire (press release) It operates Friends Catering, a social enterprise that assists people who are experiencing significant, life-limiting barriers to employment such as mental instability and addiction, by providing six-months of training and work experience in food … and more »

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National Non-Smoking Week/ Weedless Wednesday CAMH expert available for …
In Canada, January 20 – 25, 2014 is National Non-Smoking Week, a week designed to raise awareness about the effects of tobacco use in order to help prevent smoking and to help smokers quit. Despite the negative impact on health, it is clear … Dr …
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'Human Ken Doll' Justin Jedlica's Dreamhouse is Now Trump Tower
Today, Jedlica makes regular appearances on talk shows and reality TV programs, where he's regarded as anything from a "junkie" on "My Strange Addiction" to a plastic surgery expert. … the procedure in advance before his 18th birthday with his life …
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Ontario young adults challenged to quit before they're 30 in the wouldurather …
The wouldurather… contest is an effective way of encouraging young adults to stop using tobacco. Recent empirical research shows that about 20 per cent … They also have the option of receiving a free, eight-week supply of the nicotine patch or gum …
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Government plans to curb smoking are not only wasteful but unworkable
Nicotine is addictive: that's what smokers are after. That's what they crave and chewing foul-tasting gum and standing outside in the cold won't stop that. The amount of money spent trying to stop people smoking is massive. And yet, when the market …
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Causes of Addiction: Ultrasound can detect risk of psychiatric disorders in premature infants
Infants born prematurely are at risk for injuries to the white and gray matter of the brain that affect cortical development and neural connectivity. Certain forms of these injuries can be detected in the neonatal period using ultrasound, according to Columbia University Medical Center researchers.
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Causes Of Addiction: Factbox: Former first lady Betty Ford
(Reuters) – Facts about former first lady Betty Ford, who died on Friday in California at age 93.
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Causes Of Addiction: FACTBOX-Facts about former first lady Betty Ford
* Ford was a model and dancer early in her life and studied with modern dance legend Martha Graham in New York. At his wife’s urging, Gerald Ford presented Graham with a Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1976.
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Addiction Rehab: Bridging The Gap: One Of The Best Drug Rehabilitation Centers Florida – IndiaCompanyNews (press release)

Bridging The Gap: One Of The Best Drug Rehabilitation Centers Florida IndiaCompanyNews (press release) If you or someone you care about are struggling with an addiction, Bridging the Gap Treatment Center offers addiction rehabilitation programs proven to transform an individual from a life controlled by addiction to a clean, sober and recovered life … and more »

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Addiction Rehab: Jonathan Rhys Meyers Hospitalized In London
Former “Tudors” star Jonathan Rhys Meyers was hospitalized in London this week, Access Hollywood has confirmed. The 33-year-old actor, who has spent time in rehab in the past for alcohol addiction, was reportedly found “slumped on the floor” when paramedics responded to an emergency call from the actor’s home on Tuesday, the Sun reported.
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