Marion frustrated by spike in drug abuse
Drug investigators and substance-abuse counselors say drug use and addiction have increased in Marion over the past few years. In 2011, the first year the Marion County coroner's office tracked overdose deaths, 11 people died from drug overdoses.
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Addiction rehab and counseling center to open
A new medication-assisted drug rehabilitation and counseling center is set to open in Marietta later this summer. SelfRefind, a Danville, Ky.-based business, helps patients with opiate addictions lessen their dependency on the drugs with the use of …
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Officials say increase in drug use correlates to rising prison population
Melissa Ferris, assistant executive director of the Fayette County Drug and Alcohol Commission Inc. (FCDAC), said the commission has seen an increase in clients seeking counseling and services for drug abuse and addiction in the last year. Ferris said …
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Maine House Rejects Bill to Ban Medicaid Coverage for Opiate Addiction …
The Maine House of Representatives today voted to reject a bill that would prohibit Medicaid coverage for medications such as methadone and Suboxone, used to treat opiate addiction. With one of the highest rates in the country of people seeking …
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Somerset Treatment Services offers hope for the uninsured and addicted
Depending on the needs of the individual, medication with methadone and counseling could be offered as well as treatment using Buprenorphine also known as Suboxone which is an alternative for those addicted to opiates and heroin. Schlichting said some …
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3 arrested in Waterville drug bust
"Generally, we don't recover so many different drugs in one drug bust. We certainly have had some significantly larger … Suboxone is a drug used to treat opiate addiction; Xanax is used to treat anxiety. Massey said Hilliard had $ 160 in counterfeit …
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Baldy Hughes Addiction Treatment Centre – July 19, 2010

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Health Services Minister Kevin Falcon is joined by Prince George-Valemount MLA Shirley Bond and Prince George- Mackenzie MLA Pat Bell as he presents a cheque for 0,000 to Marshall Smith, executive director for the Baldy Hughes Addiction Treatment Centre and Therapeutic Community, which is located just outside of Prince George.

Addiction treatment needs our attention
While going through Health P.E.I.'s budget estimates, he said opiate addictions are becoming a major concern in hospitals and treatment centres. And he expressed these unsettling remarks: "As the minister, I'm very concerned. We're seeing high volumes …
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Demand Rises For Holistic Alcohol & Drug Rehab, Australian Addiction And …
Over the past year, the demand for natural mental health services and alcohol & drug rehabilitation at The Australian Addiction and Trauma Treatment Centre has risen. The holistic centre has experienced a 50% enquiry increase from those seeking an …
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Meth Addiction Cure: UCLA Tests Ibudilast On Human Addicts
The drug also may be the first non-opiate drug treatment for heroin and opiate addiction. In a recent trial, UCLA researchers administered the drug Ibudilast, or MN-166, to 11 non-treatment-seeking meth addicts. The trial, the first of three phases of …
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North Shore Opiate Addiction Summit Will Hold Second Forum
During this event, participants will have an opportunity to: learn about opiate addiction and how to recognize and respond to an overdose; speak with addiction service providers to learn where and how to access treatment and recovery resources for all …
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Opiate addiction is a terrible and rising tragedy. More and more people are choosing to take heroin, morphine, codeine, and other prescription painkillers in an attempt to get a cheap high. There is no way to say why this is happening, but the consequences to both society and the individual are quite clear.

There are a number of different ways that a person can start as an opiate addict. Typically, people suspect, a person who becomes an addict was genetically inclined to do so. They just had to get a little push for the addiction to start. Had they never been introduced to opiates, there likely would have been no problem, but once introduced, there genetically is no way for a person to get out of the trap. For example, this may start due to a simple injury. Perhaps a doctor prescribes some codeine to help a person kill the pain of a broken leg. Whatever it is, once a person takes the first drug, an addict will want more and more, and stuff that is stronger and stronger, until they are actively searching for other drugs, including heroin.

Once a person is an addict, it is not hard to identify them as such. The most common symptom is a constant preoccupation with getting the drug, especially in an illegal fashion. Withdrawal symptoms, for somebody who is already addicted, can include being irritability when not on the drug, lying to get a prescription (for prescription drugs), and a general obsession with the drug. And, therefore, the only way to combat an addiction is to withhold the drugs. This can create horrible withdrawal symptoms, but once a person is over the drug, if they never, ever, touch the drugs again, there may be some potential for long-term recovery.

Opiate addiction is a terrible and rising tragedy. More and more people are choosing to take heroin, morphine, codeine, and other prescription painkillers in an attempt to get a cheap high. There is no way to say why this is happening, but the consequences to both society and the individual are quite clear.

There are a number of different ways that a person can start as an opiate addict. Typically, people suspect, a person who becomes an addict was genetically inclined to do so. They just had to get a little push for the addiction to start. Had they never been introduced to opiates, there likely would have been no problem, but once introduced, there genetically is no way for a person to get out of the trap. For example, this may start due to a simple injury. Perhaps a doctor prescribes some codeine to help a person kill the pain of a broken leg. Whatever it is, once a person takes the first drug, an addict will want more and more, and stuff that is stronger and stronger, until they are actively searching for other drugs, including heroin.

Once a person is an addict, it is not hard to identify them as such. The most common symptom is a constant preoccupation with getting the drug, especially in an illegal fashion. Withdrawal symptoms, for somebody who is already addicted, can include being irritability when not on the drug, lying to get a prescription (for prescription drugs), and a general obsession with the drug. And, therefore, the only way to combat an addiction is to withhold the drugs. This can create horrible withdrawal symptoms, but once a person is over the drug, if they never, ever, touch the drugs again, there may be some potential for long-term recovery.