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Prescription Drug Addiction: A Prescribed Menace

It happens to all of us: a broken bone, a torn ligament, a pulled muscle, or a really nasty bout with the flu that produces a cough to end all coughs. We’ve all felt like the world is closing in on us, like the pain we’re feeling is the worst pain ev
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September 14, 2012
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All Too Casual About Alcohol Abuse

by Keith Berger I’ve worked for a drug and alcohol addiction treatment center for many years, which has afforded me the opportunity to witness firsthand the life-altering effects of alcoholism. Because of this, when it comes to drinking alcohol, I’m
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July 17, 2012
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Addictive ADHD Drugs Abused by Teens

More and more, drug treatment centers are noticing that our nation’s children, in pursuit of the American Dream, have taken to prescription drugs in their efforts to meet and exceed the standards set for them. The drugs, meant to quell the effects fe
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June 15, 2012
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“Lethal Heroin”

Periodically, I’ll read a headline such as, “Official Seeking Source of Lethal Heroin Mixture” and I always have the same thought: was there ever such a thing as “safe” heroin?  To refer to “lethal heroin” seems staggeringly r
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April 11, 2012
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