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Question by : What is drug rehab…..?
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Answer by patricia
It’s a place where people go who have a dependency on psychoactive substances such as alcohol,prescription drugs,and street drugs such as cocaine,heroin,amphetamines,to get clean or break their dependency on these drugs
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Answer by Nickie
Drug rehabilitation (often drug rehab or just rehab) is a term for the processes of medical and/or psychotherapeutic treatment, for dependency on psychoactive substances such as alcohol, prescription drugs, and so-called street drugs such as cocaine, heroin or amphetamines.
The general intent is to enable the patient to cease substance abuse, in order to avoid the psychological, legal, financial, social, and physical consequences that can be caused, especially by extreme abuse.
Some characteristics of an addict, especially young adult are:    Read more...

How to cure yourself of Vicodin addiction – Request — kylepounds.com.

Road to kicking junk is long, but we have a map
Since 1999, sales of strong painkillers have increased 300 percent, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Prescription drug abuse now kills more people than street drugs, and gateway drugs including OxyContin, Percocet and Vicodin make it …
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Potent new prescription drug alarms Vt. health leaders, politicians
However, the new drug is stronger and its main ingredient, hydrocodone, is purer. Vicodin contains acetaminophen, which could cause liver damage in high amounts. For that reason, pill addicts were hesitant to load up on Vicodin pills, NBC News has …
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DEA Asks Public To Report Prescription Drug Abuse Through Text
Tellingly, the tripling of drug overdoses in America has mirrored a tripling of sales for powerful prescription painkillers. By 2008, illegal use of prescription drugs caused more deaths than overdoses from traditional street drugs such as cocaine and …
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New pain pill's approval: 'Genuinely frightening'
(CNN) — A potent little painkiller is causing a big stir. A coalition of more than 40 health care, consumer and addiction treatment groups is urging the Food and Drug Administration to revoke approval of the prescription drug Zohydro. The hydrocodone …
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The struggle to find jobs after jail
Brock McCourt got lucky when it came to finding a job after being locked up on felony drug, weapon and burglary convictions. The 31-year-old from Wasilla, who became addicted to methamphetamine after his father died in 2008, happened to meet a …
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Some progress on drug treatment, but much work to do
HUNTINGTON — When it comes to helping people battle their addiction to drugs and alcohol, two local women who have been leading the charge for a long time say they're seeing some positive developments. … to 'What happened to you?' " Another needed …
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The High Life
“If street drugs like heroin could be decriminalized, regulated, controlled and distributed in a medical context along with serious addiction treatment protocols, those who choose to abuse the drug would, at the very least, be able to count on …
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Question by Haily Wellington: Aren’t drugs worse than alcohol? 20 POINTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1?
I am doing a class project in lanugage for “IF ALCOHOL SHOULD BE ILLIGAL LIKE NON PRECRIPTION DRUGS (SUCH AS COCAINE, CRAK, ECSTASY)” I picked that alcohol shoul still be LEGAL like it is now. I need help finding facts stating why it should!!!

TRy to tell compare to illigal drugs!!!

PLLEEAAASEE AND THANKSSSSSSSS! :DDD

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Answer by Sweetie
Alcohol when abused can be very damaging, life threatening and fatal, just like non prescription drugs. I dont have resources or facts, but more first & second hand experience with alcohol.. AND illegal street drugs.

I still think alcohol when compared to some of those heavy drugs out there, is not as damaging and is often times safer than getting high off a line, an injection of lethal fluid or a big hit from some smoking device.    Read more...

Question by : does porn cause obsessive love?
I want to know if it does have any effect on it or causes it?
Don’t give me stupid answers like “rape charges”. I just want to know if it causes it to happen?
I know have aspberger’s and I am also addicted to porn. I been involved in 2 obsessive love situations.

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Answer by Perfection Queenie
more like rape charges.

Answer by John
love no. lust yes. and its as addictive as any drug.

Signs of Teen Drug and Alcohol Addiction
If this describes your child, but all of a sudden disappears, then it might be a cause for alarm. Aside from a messy and careless appearance, physical signs of drug and alcohol addiction include red, flushed cheeks/face, burns or soot on hands or lips …
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