Nurses help addicts inject heroin at controversial clinic battling H.I.V.
British Columbia has successfully stemmed an epidemic of AIDS in one of the hardest to reach populations: intravenous drug addicts. Correspondent William Brangham examines the ways that medical professionals are taking on the spread of H.I.V, including …
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Medications can help heroin addicts kick habit
BUCYRUS — Medication-assisted treatment for addiction was at the forefront of discussion during an educational meeting Tuesday evening at Bucyrus High School. Dr. Gregory Brigham, a board-certified clinical psychologist and addictions treatment …
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Mom told to seek help for addiction
Tyanne Hamer, 20, was ordered by Judge David Tulowitzki to get a drug and alcohol assessment and seek help for her heroin addiction. Hamer, of Oakhurst Homes, pleaded guilty to endangering the welfare of children and drug possession stemming from …
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Report finds major problems at Miami VA rehab site
A Veterans Affairs Department drug rehab facility was so poorly run that some patients were actually on drugs during their stay there — culminating in the death of a veteran from an overdose of cocaine and heroin. According to an investigation …
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Chief Keef's Northfield neighbors upset by shooting, other problems
Cozart has since been busted for drug possession in Florida and disorderly conduct in Georgia. He has been cited for driving more than 100 mph on the Edens Expressway and found in contempt of court after failing to pay child support in one of two …
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David Cassidy ordered back to rehab for last DUI arrest
David Cassidy, the 63-year-old former teen star of television and music, has been ordered to go to an alcohol rehabilitation center for three months. The order for David Cassidy came after he pleaded no contest in Los Angeles to a drunken driving …
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Amanda Bynes On The Road To Recovery, As A Fashion Student
The former Nickelodeon star had already been arrested for DUI's and drug possession, before things came to a head last July when she was found allegedly starting a fire in her neighbours drive in Thousand Oaks, California. The incident led to her being …
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Patrice Wymore Flynn Dead: Actress Dies At 87
… actress died</a> at the age of 43 on Aug. 14, 2013. According to TMZ, Kelly died in her sleep at a rehab facility in California. … Chris Kelly. Chris Kelly, one-half of the 1990s rap duo Kris Kross, died May 1, 2013 of an apparent drug overdose …
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California Bill Would Give Drug Users Treatment Instead Of Prison Time
When Daniel Romero was first arrested for drug possession, at the age of 21, he had been getting high for more than a decade. He started smoking pot when he was 10, tried cocaine at 13 and crack at 14, by his account. But when Romero asked the judge …
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Amid fraud allegations, rehab doctor OKs treatment without seeing patients
(CNN) — A Southern California doctor with a history of run-ins with regulators has approved treatment for more than 1,550 patients at publicly funded drug rehabilitation clinics now under investigation for fraud. Dr. Howard Oliver acknowledged that he …
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Substance Misuse Treatment Likely To Be Transformed by ACA
According to Richard Rawson — a professor of psychiatry and associate director of the UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs — drug treatment in California was developed independently of medical care. "It's this weird mix of self-help, criminal …
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