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Lives 'Left in Ruin' by Rising Tide of Depression Drugs

Lives 'left in ruin' by rising tide of depression drugs
Filed under: crack cocaine addiction support
… or anti-anxiety drug, which are currently in vogue, with 16.5 million being prescribed in the UK last year, and to which around one million people are thought to be “accidentally” addicted — compared with 300,000 illegal heroin and crack cocaine … Read more on Telegraph.co.uk

 

'Take Back Day' to crack down on prescription drug abuse
Filed under: crack cocaine addiction support
“Narcotics available in home medication cabinets are actually more accessible to teens than other substances such as cocaine and meth,” said Sarah Cox, a Doctoral Student at Butler University. A warning to parents: Be on the lookout for an alarming … Read more on WTHI

 

BG, “Long Time Coming” (Originally Published December/January 2013)

BG, “Long Time Coming” (Originally Published December/January 2013)
Filed under: cocaine abuse signs of
What's happening is this: In July, B.G. was sentenced to 14 years in federal prision following a tumultuous career and years of drug addiction. His legecy is complicated, to say the least, but secure since he didn't snitch. Things didn't have to end … Read more on XXLMAG.COM

 

Change and the Discourse of Fear | Peer to Peer Review
Filed under: cocaine abuse signs of
To explore this issue, we compiled a chronological bibliography of books and articles, including journalism, the popular press, and scholarship, on the topic of children born to women during the rise of crack cocaine—or, in the unfortunate shorthand … Read more on Library Journal

 

Will Tennessee Legalize the New Jane Crow?

Will Tennessee legalize the New Jane Crow?
Filed under: cocaine addiction in infants
TENNESSEE RECENTLY began tracking the incidence of neonatal abstinence syndrome, a set of medical conditions found in newborn infants exposed to addictive substances before birth. This data was then … Despite the decades of claims that so-called … Read more on Socialist Worker Online

 

Your Drug Addiction Is Costing Poor People Their Lives
Filed under: cocaine addiction in infants
While the production of cocaine may have decreased in Columbia, the problem doesn't go away as long as the demand exists. … It's Martin Falls, an isolated reserve in Northern Ontario, where up to 80 per cent of the adults are addicted to oxycontin … Read more on Huffington Post Canada

 

Christie Speaks With Compassion on Drug Addiction and Treatment

Christie speaks with compassion on drug addiction and treatment
Filed under: drugs to treat cocaine abuse
(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 … Read more on CNN (blog)

 

Treating Drug Abuse as a Disease, Not a Crime
Filed under: drugs to treat cocaine abuse
The survey asked 1,821 Americans, "In dealing with drug policy, should government focus more on providing treatment for people who use illegal drugs such as heroin and cocaine, or do you think it should focus more on prosecuting people who use these … Read more on The Atlantic

 

Kim Kardashian's Top Fear: The Khloé Factor

Kim Kardashian's top fear: The Khloé factor
Filed under: cocaine abuse weight loss
Kim Kardashian is reportedly worried Khloé Kardashian will upstage her at her upcoming wedding after losing a lot of weight in recent months. Kim Kardashian is reportedly worried Khloé Kardashian will … Khloé has lost 30 pounds over the past six … Read more on Emirates 24/7

 

Broken Bad: 12 shocking mugshots of ravaged drug addicts
Filed under: cocaine abuse weight loss
With facial sores, decaying teeth and dramatic weight loss, these shocking pictures show the devastating effects of substance abuse. A new campaign launched this week aims to highlight the dangers of drug abuse and its cohesive link to arrests and … Read more on Yahoo Lifestyle UK

 

Study: Increase in College Students Using Adderall & Other 'Study Drugs'

Study: Increase in College Students Using Adderall & Other 'Study Drugs'
Filed under: cocaine abuse effects long term
Full-time college students were twice as likely to have used Adderall non-medically as their counterparts who were not full-time students, according to a National Survey on Drug Use and Health report released in 2009. The numbers vary … Other side … Read more on Fox17

 

Addicts 'helped' by Chinese medicine and acupuncture
Filed under: cocaine abuse effects long term
Acupuncture and Chinese medicine coupled with counselling can have a positive effect on long-term drug addicts, a social service centre has found. The Enlighten … This approach can prove effective when applied to drug users, she said. "But drug users … Read more on South China Morning Post