Recovering Addicts Share Their Stories
Recovering addicts share their stories
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Carly Price, a recovering drug addict, pauses while sharing her story of addiction with the audience Wednesday as part of a community forum hosted by the Ross County Drug Abuse Prevention Coalition at the Ross County Service Center. Price's father …
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Reader Reaction: Heroin Addict Story
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Tom Treece's latest column talks about a heroin addict who hopes her story helps others in the local fight against drugs. Here are a few reader reactions: From the MEN Facebook: Barbara Weaver Dean: What a lovely storey that she shared .. hopefully it …
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Family speaks out on prescription drug addiction
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LITTLE ROCK (KATV) – In many homes, you can find prescription drugs that are left over from a surgery or health issue that are no longer being used. Police and state leaders say if you think it's okay to simply leave it there, you're wrong. Kurt and …
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TV9 Jeevana Chakra: {Episode 8} : Stories Of X-Drug Addicts & There Present Life – Full – TV9 Jeevana Chakra: {Episode 8} : Stories Of X-Drug Addicts & There Present Life – Full…! Some people are able to use recreational or prescription drugs without ever experiencing negative consequences or addiction. For many others, substance use can cause problems at work, home, school, and in relationships, leaving you feeling isolated, helpless, or ashamed. If you’re worried about your own or a friend or family member’s drug use, it’s important to know that help is available. Learning about the nature of drug abuse and addiction—how it develops, what it looks like, and why it can have such a powerful hold—will give you a better understanding of the problem and how to best deal with it. In This Article: Understanding drug use, abuse, addiction How drug abuse, addiction develops Signs and symptoms Warning signs in others Getting help for drug abuse and addiction When a loved one has a drug problem When a teen has a drug problem Print this! Normal Text SizeLarger Text SizeLargest Text Size Understanding drug use, drug abuse, and addiction People experiment with drugs for many different reasons. Many first try drugs out of curiosity, to have a good time, because friends are doing it, or in an effort to improve athletic performance or ease another problem, such as stress, anxiety, or depression. Use doesn’t automatically lead to abuse, and there is no specific level at which drug use moves from casual to problematic. It varies by individual. Drug abuse and addiction is …
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