Crack Babies: A Tale From the Drug Wars

Crack Babies: A Tale From the Drug Wars: "Retro Report: In the 1980s, many government officials, scientists and journalists warned that the country would be plagued by a generation of “crack babies.” They were wrong."

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Amy Winehouse's father says David Cameron is losing the drugs war

Amy Winehouse's father says David Cameron is losing the drugs war
Telegraph.co.uk
“Frankly, the Government isn't doing enough to help people with drug addiction,” he says at the Amy Winehouse Foundation Ball, at the Dorchester hotel in London. “What we've got to do is change the way people think in this country, including the ...

Telegraph.co.uk

Chris Nilan had the fight of his life after playing professional hockey: drug ...
Boston.com
Nilan also went to see an addiction specialist in Hawaii recommended by his girlfriend, Jamie Holtz, executive assistant of the The Knuckles Group. “I was embarrassed and ashamed to ... You don't take the drug, the drug takes you.” But this is not a ...

Doctors steering clear of addicts
The Age
Drug policy agencies say the shortage has become so severe they are urging the federal government to list ''drug addiction'' as a specific item for the Medicare rebate, warning that the complexity of the problem and time needed meant doctors were ...

The Age

Help is available for those with substance use disorders
Daily Comet
Many individuals find success with 12-step programs such as Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous. For help, contact your family physician, the Alcohol and Drug Addiction Resource Center at 1-800-390-4056, or for referral information to local ...

Australian Study on Videogame Addiction Finds Evidence of a Phenomenon ...
AusGamers
A PhD student at the Australian National University has reportedly documented some of the first scientific evidence that video game addiction has a fundamental affect on the attention system of sufferers, a phenomenon seen in heroin, nicotine, alcohol ...

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Mother seeks help for son's synthetic drug addiction - 13 WTHR ...
With tears streaming down her face, Sherri Belttari says she fears what her son has fallen into. She says he is hooked on pep spice, bath salts, any number of ...

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