Addiction Clinic Opens in Former Pill Mill Center
Addiction clinic opens in former pill mill center
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Suboxone should be used only to help someone withdraw from a painkiller addiction as part of an intensive counseling program, said Ed Hughes, who runs the Counseling Center in Portsmouth, one of the region's largest addiction-counseling centers.
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Northland faces an epidemic in opiate drug addiction
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Pharmaceutical companies began to manufacture powerful narcotics like Oxycontin and pushed them not only to pain experts, said Dr. Marvin Seppela, the chief medical officer at the Hazelden treatment center, but also to primary-care doctors. “The …
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Gambling not only impacts adults, but kids too
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Help is available for gambling addictions through a residential treatment center, CORE, in Shreveport. Unlike most inpatient alcohol- or drug-treatment centers, CORE comes at no charge to Louisiana residents. The gift of a new, addiction-free life is …
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Hooked on opiates: More legal use leads to more addiction, crimes, deaths
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This ease of access and a perception that prescription drugs are legal and "clean" has made the drugs particularly attractive to teens and young adults. Last year, 24 out of every 10,000 Minnesotans between ages 18 and 24 sought opiate addiction treatment.
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