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Addiction experts criticize NH legislative efforts to decriminalize or legalize marijuana
NASHUA – New Hampshire is already facing a drug abuse epidemic and is moving steadily toward a “public health nightmare” if marijuana is legalized, according to officials from New Futures and the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation. New Hampshire consistently ranks among the states with the highest rate of substance abuse in the country while also having among the lowest rates of access to …
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Manitoba methadone clinic saved my life, young mom says
The CBC's Donna Carreiro has the story of a Winnipeg methadone clinic that some say offers the best treatment for opiate addictions.
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Rare US Senate field hearing focuses on Vermont's addiction fight
“The trouble with those metrics was that history clearly showed that arrests alone were not going to change the environment because it does not take into account the underlying social issues relating to drugs,” Baker said. He explained how the city has …
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Bob the Street Cat books sell 1m copies in UK
Now, proving that there is nothing the British like more than a heartwarming story about an indomitable feline, the homeless busker turned author James Bowen, who wrote about how his cat changed his life in A Street Cat Named Bob, has joined an elite …
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Innocents Lost: Protecting kids with hollow promises
Safety plans are supposed to work like contracts: The parents, step-parents or grandparents agree to stop whatever it is they are doing to endanger a child — overindulging in pain pills, getting drunk, engaging in fistfights around the children …
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Rise in heroin use leads to more patients at treatment centers – Insurance News Net (press release)

Rise in heroin use leads to more patients at treatment centers Insurance News Net (press release) March 17 –This is a corrected version. In the original, information about methadone withdrawal was incorrect. In 2013, 43 percent of the Wilmington Treatment Center's 2,421 patients were treated for opiate addiction. Addiction recovery groups in the …

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tapering was easier than I thought it would be – “I’ve been on the program five weeks now” “it’s a bit of a change, but a good change”. “I can go back to being that great mother I was for my children”.”you …

Doctor from former Utica office indicted
Kuthuru owned and operated Upstate Pain Management in Fulton and at 287 Genesee St., Utica. Meislin was an employee of Upstate Pain Management. Kuthuru also was indicted on charges of unlawful distribution of oxycodone, oxycotin, methadone and morphine …
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A perspective on Times article
Ralph Provenza A visiting reporter should not cause us to lose perspective about what we already know about Bennington: That this is a healthy, hardworking, and optimistic town comprised of thoughtful community members who make it a great place to live. It’s unfortunate that an article in the New York Times could paint with such broad brushstrokes an unflattering picture of everyday
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“nobody’s ever said the things that you said”, it “made me think and get confrontational” – “some of the things you said I didn’t like, I didn’t like you at first” (e.g. mentioning) 100 previous detoxes’ costs’ “being a burden on society” “it was ha…