A prescription drug addict tells her story
Bree Saghy, a 24-year-old Fort Lauderdale, Florida, woman has been addicted to prescription drugs for eight years. She gets prescriptions from local pain clinics. She lives with her mother, 47-year-old Joy Saghy.
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Parents of addict share cautionary tale Canton Repository But when their lease was up in August, Vaughn was ready to live elsewhere, and Dustin said he was ready to conquer his addiction, which had progressed to heroin. “He said, 'I'm ready to get clean, but I need help,' ” Vaughn recalled. ... | ||
State's rank varies with the way we measure addiction Press Herald By John Richardson jrichardson@mainetoday.com Where Maine ranks nationally in its addiction to painkillers depends on how you measure it. A federal report published in December ranked Maine No. 1 in the rate of residents getting publicly funded ... | ||
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Career criminal says his addiction to methamphetamine ruined his life Lufkin Daily News Editor's note: This is the second in a two-part series looking at Angelina County's methamphetamine crisis through the eyes of a longtime drug user and dealer. James "Bull" Durham recounts his life during an interview in the Angelina County Detention ... | ||
Sister worried about being codependent to alcoholic Palestine Herald Press However, codependency doesn't always involve alcoholism. It can also involve any addiction, emotional, verbal or physical abuse, sinful behavioral patterns, or general patterns of irresponsibility. For instance, when a mother picks up dirty clothes and ... | ||
Police are winning the pill mill battle, but heroin may fill the void ... Sun-Sentinel As the pills get more expensive and harder to get, heroin may be an addict's answer. "We're going to see a heroin increase," said state Rep. Will Snyder, R-Stuart, a retired Miami-Dade police officer a candidate for sheriff in Martin County. ... | ||
Ryan Leaf: 'It's been a full circle for him' Great Falls Tribune Ryan Leaf's struggles in the NFL and with prescription drug addiction are well-chronicled. His journey through rehabilitation and his ongoing treatment for a benign brain tumor are not. The Great Falls native has written one book about his rise and ... | ||
Mother tries to keep addicted daughter alive Louisville Courier-Journal A prescription drug addict tells her story: Bree Saghy, a 24-year-old Fort Lauderdale, Florida, woman has been addicted to prescription drugs for eight years. She gets prescriptions from local pain clinics. She lives with her mother, 47-year-old Joy ... | ||
Albany site celebrates successes Albany Times Union "Addiction is a family disease. It not only affects the alcoholic or addict, it affects everyone around them." ACCA has always looked at the whole family when it comes to prevention and treatment, he said. The field day is a way to celebrate the work ... | ||
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Burning Tree: The Real Last Stop on the Block DigitalJournal.com (press release) They may also find numerous resources with short term solutions that are insufficient for handling the profound nature of their addiction. The search for solutions has led many people to look beyond state borders to find a treatment program for ... | ||
Are you addicted to food? Times of India Food addiction, although controversial, has recently gained attention in scientific literature and comes under the realm of atypical eating disorders. We all over-eat occasionally. However, a foodaddict eats too much food and wrong kinds of food all ... | ||
Tobacco whistle-blower to give talks in Modesto Modesto Bee MODESTO -- The science of addiction and the effects of student nicotine and drug use will be the topic of a free presentation for the community and the subject of assemblies this week for high school students. "The Biology of Addiction" will be the ... | ||
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Mindfulness, Meditation, and Addiction | Psychology Today By Adi Jaffe, Ph.D. "You know you're an alcoholic when you misplace things--like a decade." (Paul Williams). Jon Kabat-Zinn, the founder of mindfulness meditation in Western medicine, cleverly entitled one of his best-selling books on meditation, Wherever You Go, There You Are. Simple and obvious, perhaps, but easier said than done, especially when you're struggling with an addiction, which is often an attempt to go somewhere else, emotionally and mentally. Whether the specific addiction (or ... Psychology Today Blogs | ||
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Alcoholism and the Economy: The Cause and Effect Relationship ... By admin Alcoholism and the Economy. Our nation's poor economy is a sore subject for many people to talk about. After all, who wants to talk or think about falling victim to corporate downsizing and having to barely scrape by on unemployment benefit checks until you're – by some miracle – gainfully employed once again. You would think ... Analysis in the study shows that heavy drinking and alcohol addiction tends to increase rather than decrease in an economic downturn. According to the... Alcohol & Drug Interventions | ||
Book Review: Hooked: Secrets And Highs Of A Sober Addict (by ... By Don Makatile Hooked. Drug addiction has been kind to Melinda Ferguson – it has given her two highly readable books, albeit the sort that tugs at the heartstrings. Her first warts and all account of her life ... A bar and nightclub, it would appear, is not the best place for someone trying to conquer alcoholism. She ponders this as she sits in the car in Cape ... sparkling, one the rocks” each time they go out. Fighting the temptation to relapse is the biggest fight on the hands of an addict trying to stay clean.... Africa Book Club
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