Addictions Rise as Economy Falls

Addictions rise as economy falls – It’s a problem that doctors and those in the liquor business say happens every time the economy takes a tumble: addictions increase. This story highlights three people with substance abuse problems and their struggles through unemployment and the rocky economy.

Gateway Foundation Pilots Positive Communication Program to Help Individuals …

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Piloted in spring 2012, the Immediacy in Effective Communication program was well-received by 36 adult men who were primarily in substance abuse treatment for alcohol, cocaine or heroin issues at Gateway Foundation's Chicago West treatment center.
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Rise In Heroin Use Alarming To Troopers

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An alarming trend among drug users has emerged over the last year that has troopers extremely alarmed. Heroin has been showing up on the streets of Indiana in a frequency that makes it the most abused narcotic, even passing cocaine.
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Depression treatment can prevent adolescent drug abuse

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"Onset of Alcohol or Substance Use Disorders Following Treatment for Adolescent Depression" (2004-2008), found that marijuana was the most prevalent drug used by study participants (76 percent); other drugs included cocaine, opiates and hallucinogens.
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