Addiction Experts Criticize NH Legislative Efforts to Decriminalize or Legalize Marijuana

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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Driver to Pay $269G, Serve 7 Years for Wreck

Driver to pay 9G, serve 7 years for wreck
A South Fork woman who was drug impaired when the vehicle she was driving struck a motorcycle was sentenced to a maximum of seven years in state prison and ordered to pay more than a quarter million dollars in restitution.
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Recovering Addicts Feel Like 2nd-Class Citizens in Some Pharmacies

Recovering addicts feel like 2nd-class citizens in some pharmacies
An Ottawa man struggling with an opiate addiction says his pharmacist denied him access to his prescription to Suboxone, a drug that blocks opiate receptors in the brain and prevents withdrawal.
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Legislators Are Told Addiction Services Are Fragmented, Clients Younger

Legislators are told addiction services are fragmented, clients younger
GARDNER – State Sen. Jennifer L. Flanagan, D-Leominster, said a parent of a teenager told her he had been watching his liquor cabinet to make sure nothing was missing. But it turned out he should have been watching the medicine cabinet instead.
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Battling the Beast at the Door – Ledger Independent

Battling the beast at the door – Ledger Independent

Battling the beast at the door
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Getting him into a methadone treatment facility was nearly impossible, with months' long waiting lists and high costs. In July 2011, he tried to end “Heroin withdrawal is very hard and (addicts) need intense treatment they can't afford.” Speaking

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OxyContin Withdrawal and OxyContin Detox – http://cswf.org OxyContin Withdrawal & OxyContin Detox – When going through OxyContin withdrawal, detox treatment is often needed and highly recommended. Tak…


Addiction-Treatment Workers at Fitchburg Forum: ‘We Can’t Afford to Have It Fail’ – Sentinel and Enterprise

Addiction-treatment workers at Fitchburg forum: ‘We can’t afford to have it fail’ – Sentinel and Enterprise

Addiction-treatment workers at Fitchburg forum: 'We can't afford to have it fail'
Sentinel and Enterprise
At a public hearing Monday morning at Mount Wachusett Community College, medical professionals, addiction specialists, mental-health counselors, law-enforcement officials, recovering addicts and parents of addicts testified about the opiate crisis
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