Heroin Addicts Find Benefit in Drug Treatment, but Stigma Lingers

Heroin Addicts Find Benefit In Drug Treatment, But Stigma Lingers
But using the replacement drug, which is prescribed by a doctor, poses a new set of problems, they say: judgment from the 12-step community, which discourages members from taking drugs of any kind, and from the medical community, which sometimes … Read more on Martha’s Vineyard Gazette

Addiction treatment curbs crime: PANL
… by enhancing addiction treatment services. “We think we need to start asking for more services that can help (drug addicts), because the only thing that can stop these robberies from occurring — and they're going to increase — is when addiction … Read more on The Telegram

Doctors describe treatments of Michael Jackson in 19th week of trial over …
Dr. Paul Earley, a paid expert, testified that he believed Jackson's life expectancy was diminished because of his prescription drug use, but that he couldn't estimate by how much. — Earley's opinions were challenged by a plaintiff's attorney, who … Read more on Victoria Times Colonist