POV: Let's Get Serious about Treating Addiction
We wring our hands about overdoses, but do little to make effective treatment widely available. Our continuing refusal to prevent and treat addiction is a medical and social scandal. A perfect example of our terrible policies happened to me yesterday.
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Addiction treatment hubs save money, state says
The hub and spoke system is comprised of seven hubs, or regional centers, throughout the state that provide medication-assisted treatment along with counseling and other services, as well as spokes, local doctors who also treat addicts and link them …
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Jackson's heroin problem persists, fueled by prescription drug abuse …
Most have overdosed or been near death, but this often isn't enough to convince them to stop or seek help, those who work in substance abuse treatment report. Heroin numbers. Sweeping it from the streets: Grams of heroin seized by the Jackson Narcotics …
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Pass bill to track, fight addiction
Historically, politicians have reacted to the drug addiction problem mostly on the enforcement side – appropriating more money for interdiction and establishing long mandatory sentences. The jails have filled while addiction has persisted, at massive …
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Poor oxytocin development could be to blame for alcohol and drug addiction
New research from the University of Adelaide in Australia suggests that poor development of oxytocin in early childhood may explain why some individuals succumb to addictive behavior, such as alcohol or drug abuse. Oxytocin, more commonly referred to …
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SALINE: Addiction Prevention Task Force approves mission statement …
SALINE — The Saline Addiction Prevention Task Force now has a mission statement and several community members willing to help address the substance abuse issues facing the community. The mission statement was approved during the task force's …
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Crime rates drop, local rehab facility sees rise in illegal drug abuse
MCCRACKEN COUNTY, Ky—Crime rates drop, but illegal drug use soars. Law enforcement is cracking down while local rehab centers battle the addiction. New crime statistics provide a new look at just how safe our community is. The McCracken County …
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For many Arizonans, drug abuse starts with a prescription, not a syringe
In response to her daughter's struggle, Goodale said she wants to see more done in Arizona to prevent patients from becoming addicted to opioid pain pills. “So many treatment centers talk about their clients who have become addicted fall under a doctor …
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Carl Alasko: How to tell if addicted to alcohol
Is there any new discovery about alcohol that I might be able to use to get him to stop drinking so much? Dear Reader: Addictions of all kinds are one of the most studied subjects because the consequences are very serious. After all this study, however …
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Vivitrol Helps Treat Alcohol and Drug Addictions
The Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration says in Washington County there were more than 1,200 people treated for opiate addiction last year and more than 400 were from heroin. Since 2011, the health department has treated more than 40 people at the …
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Online gambling spurs addiction fears
"Compulsive gambling, like drug and alcohol addiction, can be successfully treated," said Lynn Kovich, state assistant commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services. New Jersey is the third state — after Delaware and Nevada — to authorize …
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Baby Gray Squirrel

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3/9/08 This little girl fell out of a pine tree with her two sibling during a wind storm last night. The mother got the other two but left her. We picked her up and will rehabilitate her and then set him free in a safe location. Right now she weighs 50 grams.

Heroin summit aimed at being honest about addiction, recovery
In an effort to educate the public and spare others from the pain and suffering caused by drug abuse, the two men have created the movement “Rise Together.” They have visited high schools, rehabilitation clinics, police departments and community forums …
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His House Addiction Treatment Center Holds Quarterly Networking Luncheon in …
Bob Tyler, a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor II with more than 20 years of experience, has titled today's lecture, "Access to Recovery: No Addict Left Behind," according to officials from His House Rehab. Tyler's approaches in practice include …
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