For Heroin Addicts, There's Help and Hope

For heroin addicts, there's help and hope
2 has drawn attention to treatment of drug and alcohol addiction (the actor relapsed after rehab) and also to heroin's resurgence. Associated with renegades of jazz and literature in the '50s and briefly made chic by seemingly anorexic fashion models … Read more on Kansas.com

In fight against teen prescription drug abuse, one-two punch wins
Abuse of prescription opioids, a form of painkiller, is the fastest-growing form of illicit drug use in the country, affecting more than 12 million Americans and killing more people annually than heroin and cocaine combined, according to the Centers … Read more on Medical Xpress

Would you give chronically ill child medical marijuana?
They urge patients to work with a doctor to determine the best treatment….” “Sharon Levy, a pediatrician who directs the Adolescent Substance Abuse Program at Boston Children's Hospital, warns against using marijuana for any purpose. She says it has … Read more on Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)