Addicted Youth Need More Help, Sooner

Addicted youth need more help, sooner

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The death of former Glee star Cory Monteith has drawn attention to the severity of addiction among youths in Thunder Bay, where one expert says local prevention programs are doing too little too late. The co-ordinator of Thunder Bay's Drug Strategy …
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A centuries-old pattern in drug abuse by women

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During that early period, women frequently became addicted through self-medication, use of proprietary or “patent” medicines (until the Pure Food and Drug Act in 1906) or with the collusion of physicians and pharmacists, who were overzealous, ignorant, …
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Promoter blamed for not helping Michael Jackson

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Promoter blamed for not helping Michael Jackson. Published: … AEG Live has said it did not hire or supervise Murray and argues that Jackson had prescription drug and addiction problems for years before entering into any agreement with the company.
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A Call to Action: Addiction in America

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It wasn't until the age of 25 when I woke up in my ex-boyfriend's bed, unaware of how I gotten there in the first place that something sparked in me — a call to action to change my behavior and get help. I knew I would be unable to do it alone so I …
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