Drug Therapy for Drug Addiction?

Published January 25, 2013

Drug therapy for drug addiction?

Filed under: drug addiction help for families

He says he's been kicked out of 12-step support groups for addicts because he takes methadone, seen by many addicts as a substitute addictive drug. When he had teeth pulled, the dentist, aware of David's history and methadone use, refused to prescribe …
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The DEA's marijuana mistake

Filed under: drug addiction help for families

The DEA itself, which through its ultra-tight restrictions on marijuana has made it nearly impossible for researchers to obtain the drug for study, and the National Institute for Drug Abuse, which controls the availability of the tiny quantity of …
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Impact of drug crimes on users' families noted

Filed under: drug addiction help for families

When fathers go to prison for drug-related crimes, families often end up on public assistance, and when mothers go to prison for drug crimes, their children often end up in foster care, said Shirley Faulkner, director of substance abuse services at …
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