Kentucky sees surge in addicted infants

Kentucky sees surge in addicted infants
USA TODAY
More than half the babies in University Hospital's neonatal intensive care unit one day this month were suffering from drug withdrawal — one sucking licorice-flavored morphine to ease his tremors and near-constant crying, another so sensitive to light ...

Drug abuse by elders often a hidden problem
Boston Globe
SCITUATE — At the Catherine McGowan Senior Center, Florence Choate, director of Scituate's Council on Aging, offers a variety of programs for seniors, but she rarely talks with them aboutaddiction to prescription narcotics. “If we held a discussion ...

Bay County veterans official sees many returning veterans battling ...
The Saginaw News - MLive.com
BAY CITY, MI — When Benjamin O. Green came home from his third tour in the Middle East with a virulent addiction to prescription painkillers, he was far from a rare case among veterans. Art Schupback, a service counselor and certified service officer...

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Narconon CEO: Facility pays recruiters to find patients
Tulsa World
Drug addiction counselors and former students of Narconon also confirmed they make tens of thousands every year from finder's fees and more from interventions. All said a finder's fee has no bearing on where they recommend a drug addict go for rehab.

'Wet' users a threat to selves, others
Cherry Hill Courier Post
“The market for the drug has become more widespread and accordingly, arrests have increased.” As a case manager for Bensalem, Pa.-based addiction counselors Steps to Recovery, Corey Furlan has been in contact with people stuck in various types of ...

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I am in recovery from alcoholism for a fairly long time now. ... I know a lot about addiction, and I realise cross-addiction is fairly normal and hard to counter. When I put down the alcohol, the smoking increased. When I put down the sugar, the caffeine increased. Like a weird seesaw, balancing my fixes! Although I'm very proud of where I am with my alcoholism recovery, I have a feeling that I'll never be totally 'free' unless I put down all of my crutches and walk unaided through life.
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Are there any drug addiction treatment plans made especially for autistic people? I've heard people with Asperger's can have a harder time getting clean than ...
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Report: Millionaire's Suicide Linked To Money Trouble & Drug Addiction
CBS 11
HIGHLAND PARK (CBS 11 NEWS) – Financial troubles and a secret drug addictionmay have motivated a Highland Park multimillionaire to stab himself last month, according to an autopsy report released Friday. The report by the Dallas County Medical ...

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Combating prescription drug abuse is the topic of conference for Kalamazoo ...
Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com
Drug abuse is a major public health problem that impacts society on multiple levels. Directly or indirectly, every community is affected by drug abuse and addiction, as is every family. Drugs take a tremendous toll on the health of our society at many ...

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Solid step forward toward stemming drug abuse
The Patriot Ledger
Step by step, we are putting together a social policy and government rules to help stem the terrible tide of drug addiction and deaths in our local communities, state and nation. Another piece of that work was done this week when Gov. Deval Patrick ...

EDITORIAL: Bragg fitting replacement for Ash on Drug Court
Greenville News
The Rutherford County Drug Court, a 12-month program that includes counseling, family therapy and random drug screens for non-violent offenders who commit crimes due to their addiction, started 12 years ago under the leadership of Judge Don Ash. The ...

At a tipping point - SoberRecovery : Alcoholism Drug Addiction Help ...
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Hi all. This is my first post and I am new here. I feel like I am at a tipping point in my life. My drinking has become such an impediment to.
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