Is the AA System of Addiction Recovery Too Unscientific to Work?
Is the AA system of addiction recovery too unscientific to work?
The classic example of maintenance recovery is when heroin addicts take methadone, which allows people to wean themselves of the urge to get high without also going through painful withdrawal at the same time. Though the medical literature suggests …
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Pair admit to melee at birthday that cost innocent dad his eye
He died from cancer last November at the age of 57. The woman celebrating her birthday, Claire Darby (33), and a friend, Eamonn Burke (46), … Burke had a history of drug addiction and was on a methadone maintenance programme, his barrister said. The …
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Relief over manslaughter verdict
Mr Scollay was on anti-depressant medication and the methadone programme. He barely left their house, suffering undiagnosed agoraphobia, and was essentially bedridden with scabies – his only release was smoking cannabis. His withdrawal from society and …
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