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Target the cause, not the symptom
What I do find ironic is in the same letter suggesting banning guns won't work, somehow keeping drugs illegal is seen as a magical shield that will keep more people from dying even though the current policies have not significantly changed addiction …
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Parents, Hiring Virtual 'Hitmen' Won't Solve Your Child's Video Game Addiction
He had hoped that the “death” of his 23-year-old son's video game characters would cause him to lose interest in gaming, break his addiction, and spend more time finding a job. Mr. Feng's worry that Xiao Feng's gaming addiction would detrimentally …
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RI overdose deaths spike to 22 in 13 days
Richard Holcomb, director of Project Webster, a Providence-based nonprofit that works with addicts, said that two of the people who died during the past two weeks were clients in his program. Most of his clients are … Other drugs detected included …
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2 doctors, chiropractor charged with drug violations at Rostraver pain clinic
Fayette County chiropractor Jack R. Taylor pressured physicians working at his Rostraver practice into prescribing pain medications to patients, many of whom were addicts, agents of the state Attorney General's office said Friday. … that …
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Sheriff to gov.: Help fight 'addiction crisis'
… County Register of Probate and Family Court John F. Merrigan launched an Opiate Abuse Task Force. The ad-hoc group has met three times, bringing together dozens of area leaders and professionals interested in stopping the proliferation of the …
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Social media can break down marital bonds
Q: How can I tell if Facebook and social media are negatively impacting my marriage? I don't think this is the case at present, but I don't want to be taken by surprise either. Jim: Even the best marriages can fall prey to subtle threats posed by …
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Rekha Basu: Pot and morality
A self-described aging hippie friend posted this New Year's message on Facebook that made me laugh, and then made me think: “Twenty years ago, if someone had told me I would live to see the day that marijuana would become legal for recreational use …
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If you're white, that joint probably won't lead to jail time
The decriminalization of marijuana in Washington and Colorado has been heralded as the end of prohibition — and alternately lamented as the rock-bottom of America's morality. More from Outlook … In a 2007 study by the National Center on Addiction …
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In R.I., ex-addicts to get medical advocates – The Providence Journal

In R.I., ex-addicts to get medical advocates The Providence Journal Many primary-care doctors are reluctant to treat addicts. They may feel uncertain about writing prescriptions or fearful of being pressured to prescribe addictive drugs. Also, Medicaid patients have a high rate of no-shows, which disrupts practices and …

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Addiction Rehab: Caron Treatment Centers Taps Agency Creative – Business Wire
DALLAS–( BUSINESS WIRE )–Caron Treatment Centers has signed Agency Creative to generate awareness of their Texas addiction rehabilitation facility north of Dallas. Caron Texas opened its doors in July 2010 and provides comprehensive in-patient addiction …
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Addiction Rehab: Search Drug rehab centers for the US

drug-rehab-center.org Drug rehab centers have different ways of addressing an alcohol or drug addiction . When choosing drug treatment centers for yourself or a loved one, it is important to be knowledgeable about the different types of drug treatment and what the end results are of the different drug treatment program.

Addiction Rehab: ’16 and Pregnant’: Allie lives with boyfriend’s drug-addict mom
For the 90-minute season finale of “16 and Pregnant,” MTV really saved the best for last. Allie is a high school senior from Pasadena, Tex., who got pregnant by her sophomore boyfriend Joey after dating just two months.
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Addiction Rehab: Remembering Farrah Fawcett
by Radar Staff It’s been two years since the untimely death of Farrah Fawcett and RadarOnline.com is remembering the blonde bombshell with a look back at her life in photos. After a very public three-year battle with cancer the 70’s icon died on June 25 2009, and while her memory lives on, her family are still struggling to put their lives back together. Fawcett’s longtime love, Ryan’ O Neal …
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Addiction Rehab: Book review: Basketball Junkie in more ways than 1
This story of Portsmouth resident Chris Herren evokes anger and sympathy, sorrow and joy, inspiration and discouragement. He set high school basketball scoring records in his native Fall River, earning McDonald’s All-American honors and developing addictions to alcohol and drugs.
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