Trouble Is a Gift: A Story of Addiction, Recovery & Hope
As a medical student, I have helped care for a number of chronic alcoholics who have been hospitalized to wean them safely off their most recent bender while avoiding potentially deadly complications. The decision to give up alcohol may be their own or …
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To protect children, Florida should treat addicted parents
Neither the Senate, House or governor propose beefing up substance abuse treatment programs for parents. This is after eight years of budget cuts totalling some $ 8 million for vital intervention, treatment and prevention programs. The Florida Coalition …
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In the grips of heroin 'epidemic'
The number of people admitted to state-funded treatment programs for heroin addiction has jumped 90 percent in the last decade, with the greatest increase between 2012 and 2013, when 1,540 people were treated for heroin addiction. … The New Hampshire …
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