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Former NBA Player Talks With Stoneham High School Students About Drug Addiction – Patch.com
Drug Addiction Stories: Former NBA Player Talks with Stoneham High School Students About Drug Addiction – Patch.com
Former NBA Player Talks with Stoneham High School Students About Drug Addiction Patch.com Herren, 36, has been drug free since June 4, 2008 and sober since Aug. 1, 2008 and has been making trips around the world to talk to students, addicts and athletes about his life story. On Thursday, the former guard for the 2000-01 Boston Celtics … |
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Drug Addiction Stories: Ontario delisting OxyContin and its substitute from drug benefit program – Toronto Star
 Toronto Star | Ontario delisting OxyContin and its substitute from drug benefit program Toronto Star By Megan Ogilvie Health Reporter Ontario is delisting the prescription painkiller OxyContin — and the drug that will soon replace it — from the province's drug benefit program. The change, revealed Friday, is an attempt to curb an addiction epidemic … First Nations and OxyContin addictions |
Drug Use and Entertainment – Jamaica Observer
Drug Addiction Stories: Drug use and entertainment – Jamaica Observer
Drug use and entertainment Jamaica Observer Closer to home, several entertainers including Gregory Isaacs, Ninjaman, Wayne 'Baby Wayne' Parkinson also battled drug addiction. Known as the 'Don Gorgon' of dancehall, Ninjaman converted to Christianity in 1997 as part of his attempt to fight his … |
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Drug Addiction Stories: Prescription drug abuse still big problem in Utah – KSL-TV
 KSL-TV | Prescription drug abuse still big problem in Utah KSL-TV SALT LAKE CITY — Whitney Houston's death hits close to home for many Utahns, as well as families fighting the battle of prescription drug abuse, the leading cause of death in the state. The website useonlyasdirected.org tells the story of 13-year-old … Hollywood's sad story: Stars ruined by prescription drugs Editorial: New York must act on prescription drug abuse Editorial | Hooked on pills |
Drug Addiction Stories: Whitney Houston’s Death: Why Addiction Is Harder on Women – Forbes
Drug Addiction Stories: Whitney Houston’s Death: Why Addiction Is Harder On Women – Forbes
 Telegraph.co.uk | Whitney Houston's Death: Why Addiction Is Harder On Women Forbes She joins the long list of Hollywood women who have suffered from addiction or overdose—and the number of women in the US who are addicted to drugs or alcohol. And though the numbers do not surpass men's, women have some especially gritty battles. Can Houston's death help drug awareness? Whitney Houston's medical records sought after mystery death Houston's death spurs look at her doctors, meds |
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Drug Addiction Stories: Lauer, O’Reilly spar over Whitney Houston coverage – New York Daily News
Drug Addiction Stories: Legalizing Drugs Won’t Prevent Abuse – CNN
Drug Addiction Stories: Legalizing drugs won’t prevent abuse – CNN
All these drugs are legal and prescribed by doctors. Contrary to what Tony Bennett and other legalizers would like to think, legalization does not prevent the abuse and misuse of drugs. In fact, it accelerates it. According to the Office of …
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Drug Addiction Stories: States struggle with prescription drug abuse – nola.com
WASHINGTON _ Governors and lawmakers in a handful of states are taking steps to tackle a growing scourge _ prescription drug abuse. All but two states and the District of Columbia have enacted some kind of prescription drug monitoring program, but many …
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Drug Addiction Stories: Drug abuse fight discussed – Regina Leader-Post
The Moose Jaw Board of Police Commissioners met Tuesday to discuss recent progress made in a new strategy that targeted prescription drug abuse in the city. Mayor Glenn Hagel, the chairman of the board of police commissioners, said that the city of Moose …
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Why Did Tony Bennett Link Whitney Houston’s Death to Illegal Drugs? – Fox News
Drug Addiction Stories: Why did Tony Bennett link Whitney Houston’s death to illegal drugs? – Fox News
 BlissTree | Why did Tony Bennett link Whitney Houston's death to illegal drugs? Fox News Tony Bennett, the iconic singer who has been very candid about his own battles with addiction, used the death of Whitney Houston and two other performers who met with tragic ends, to promote his pro-legalization stance on drugs over the weekend. At Houston tribute, Bennett calls for drug legalization Tony Bennett Says Legalizing Drugs Could Prevent Deaths Like Whitney Houston's … |
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Drug Addiction Stories: Addiction: Not a Laughing Matter – Huffington Post
Addiction: Not a Laughing Matter Huffington Post I was disappointed to see the recent Dr. Drew segment on CNN titled "Hollywood's Drug Addiction Problem." On the show, Drew Pinsky joined a couple of unlikely panelists (journalist Dylan Howard and former Loveline sidekick, comedian Adam Carolla) and … |
Drug Addiction Stories: Drugs, Death and a Broken-Hearted Dad – the Columbian
Drug Addiction Stories: Drugs, death and a broken-hearted dad – The Columbian
Drugs, death and a broken-hearted dad The Columbian Darby died at age 28 from a drug overdose after battling addiction for 15 years. By Marissa Harshman Frank Hoetker expresses his anger and frustration as he tells teenage boys at Daybreak Youth Services the story of his son's drug addiction and death. |
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Drug Addiction Stories: Anesthetists on drugs pose a danger to patients – Calgary Herald
 Nanaimo Daily News | Anesthetists on drugs pose a danger to patients Calgary Herald Experts say anesthetists are overrepresented in addiction treatment programs by a ratio of three to one, compared with any other physician group, an occupational hazard that could pose catastrophic risks to their patients. Their drugs of choice are … Addicted in the OR: Anesthesiologists high on drugs pose a danger |