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Nick D. Cocaine Anonymous Speaker

Nick D. Cocaine Anonymous Speaker — From Wikipedia: Cocaine Anonymous (CA) is a twelve-step program for people who seek recovery from drug addiction. CA is patterned very closely after Alcoholi…


How the modern-day scourge of ice addiction hurts us all
Mr Konidaris, a paranoid schizophrenic, had dabbled with cannabis before… Continue reading

Find Healing at Casa Palmera in Del Mar, California

Find Healing at Casa Palmera in Del Mar, California — http://www.casapalmera.com/ Do you feel like life isn’t measuring up, or know someone who is struggling with drug addiction, alcoholism or an eating disorder…


Heroin special report: Counterattacking the epidemic in Rockford and the Rock
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The 'Right to Be Bigots' Comes With Responsibilities, Senator

The 'right to be bigots' comes with responsibilities, Senator
The article failed to acknowledge that the royal commission's terms of reference were concerned with responses to child abuse and, in light of other revelations both within the church and society in general, Pell's responses to abuse have been …
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Suspect Accused of Battering Police Battled Drug Addiction in Past

Suspect accused of battering police battled drug addiction in past
An officer was also hurt in the scuffle and treated at the hospital for his injuries. Then, police arrested Stevens' 76-year-old mother, Suzanne Stevens, … Records show Stevens has a troubled past. A 2011 South Bend Tribune commentary details his… Continue reading

Devil's Basil: Dubai Book Warns About Perils of Drug Addiction

Devil's Basil: Dubai book warns about perils of drug addiction
The booklet explains that UAE criminal law exempts a drug user from prosecution if they come forward seeking treatment. It also explains … The most used drug according to surveys in cannabis, followed by amphetamine, then cocaine and opium substances.… Continue reading

Even Occasional Stimulant Use Dulls the Brain

Even Occasional Stimulant Use Dulls the Brain
The latest study, which used functional magnetic resonance imaging, suggests that brain changes from occasional use of stimulant drugs can make people more prone to drug addiction later in life. Researchers define occasional users as those who have …
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Many Painkiller Abusers Use Doctors to Get Their Pills

Many Painkiller Abusers Use Doctors to Get Their Pills
The treatments include Purdue Pharma LP's Oxycontin and Endo Health Solutions (ENDP) Inc.'s Opana. Federal attempts to limit … Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman died in February from a toxic mix of drugs that included heroin and cocaine. The second study …
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5 Famous Coca-Cola Myths That You've Probably Heard

5 Famous Coca-Cola Myths That You've Probably Heard
For instance, Coke really did used to contain cocaine, it was marketed many years ago as a "nerve tonic," and was believed, once upon a time, to cure morphine addiction. It can also actually be used as a not-too-shabby ingredient in a… Continue reading

How Does Long Term Cocaine Use Effect the Brain?

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Question by Anonymous: How does long term cocaine use effect the brain?
I was wondering how it would effect a person in the long run if they used cocain heavily and stopped, would their be any lasting effects from the drug abuse or not?
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OxyContin Rehab at the Beach-Effective Drug Addiction Treatment

OxyContin Rehab at the Beach-Effective Drug Addiction Treatment — http://www.soberliving.com/resources/addictions/oxycontin-addiction-treatment-in-california Sober Living by the Sea is the most enjoyable and most effective …


Today's letters: Caught between a rock and Russia
Therefore, if, as letter-writer Bruce Gitelman suggests, nicotine has a much smaller lethal dosage than cocaine, we should be… Continue reading