Archive for the ‘Meth Addiction’ Category

Drug addict jailed

Filed under: amphetamine addiction

Defence solicitor David Burns said his client had started using marijuana at age 13 and had progressed to amphetamine addiction after getting off marijuana. Declaring 20 days pre-sentence custody as time served under the sentence, Magistrate Andy …
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Ellison: Mother's little helper — Adderall

Filed under: amphetamine addiction

That's one reason why, knowing just how many of my busy fellow mothers are relying on amphetamines, I've asked experts for their advice about how to watch for signs of addiction. Here's what they tell me: Make sure you take pills only under a doctor's …
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Despite plea for rehab, copper thief gets state prison

Filed under: rehab addiction

By Riley Yates, Of The Morning Call A Lower Nazareth Township man who stole car batteries and copper to support his heroin addiction is headed to state prison — despite his defense attorney's plea that rehab is where he really needs to be.
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Demi Lovato Has NOT Returned To Rehab For 'Drug Addiction'

Filed under: rehab addiction

A report claiming Demi Lovato has returned to rehab for alcohol and cocaine addictions has been denied by her representative. BlindGossip reported that the 'Camp Rock' star, who spent Christmas 2010 in a treatment facility for issues including bipolar …
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Award-winning anti-meth campaign returns to the community

Filed under: crystal meth epidemic

Once again, the community will lock arms in the fight against Crystal Methamphetamine use with the airing of the award-winning anti-meth documentary 'Crystal Darkness'. On Wednesday, January 18 th at 7:30 pm, almost all televisions stations and several …
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Crystal Darkness Part 3

About crystal meth. Locally produced by Global Studio and Reno youth advocates, including disussion by Reno teens. Shown throughout Washoe County on all major television networks and local channels.

Mobile Meth Lab Explosion: Florida Man Clifford Ellison Dies From Exploding …
Filed under: crystal meth labs

3, 2011. Ellison died on Tuesday after a batch of crystal meth exploded, sending shards of glass through his neck. A man died on Tuesday after a mobile meth lab explosion sent shards of glass into his neck, police in Florida said. …
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Mobile meth labs account for many recent drug related arrests
Filed under: crystal meth labs

MediciNova and University of Colorado Boulder Collaborate on Potential Novel …
Filed under: residential addiction treatment

Collaborative trial planning with drug addiction investigators at organizations like Columbia/NYSPI and UCLA has led to National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)-supported clinical investigations with ibudilast for both opioid and methamphetamine …
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Proof That Treating Addictions With Drugs Doesn't Work
Filed under: residential addiction treatment

For some time, nicotine replacement therapy (nicotine patches and gum) has been the sine qua non of pharmacological treatment for addiction. NRT's pedigree is unassailable — if smoking addiction is due entirely to maintaining cellular nicotine levels, …
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Op-Ed: Mobile meth labs and meth addiction out of control in U.S.
Filed under: addiction to meth

Approximately 12 million Americans over the age of 12 have tried meth, at least once, according to the Office of National Drug Control. Called crystal meth, crank, meth and speed, people who have become addicted to it often need professional help to …
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Meth addicts face long wait for treatment
Filed under: addiction to meth

Student sent to rehab in Columbia Univ. drug case
Filed under: marijuana rehab

AP NEW YORK — A Columbia University student who sold marijuana as part of a campus drug-dealing ring has begun a year of drug treatment that could get his charges dismissed, becoming a prominent example of a rehabilitation option expanded by a recent …
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Columbia University Student Accused of Drug Dealing Gets Rehab Deal
Filed under: marijuana rehab

A student of Columbia University who was charged with selling marijuana as part of a drug-dealing ring pleaded guilty on Tuesday, but was given a chance to have the case against him dismissed if he successfully completes rehab. …
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Man dies at Alaska center for street alcoholics
Filed under: help for alcoholics

Oregon's program to improve care for those with advanced illness highlighted …
Filed under: treatment programs

Oregon's groundbreaking Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment program (POLST) is featured in the latest edition of the Journal of The American Medical Association. The program, which was created by health care professionals two decades ago in …
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Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office Recognizes First Time Graduates of "Another …
Filed under: treatment programs

Catherine unveils her chosen charity causes
Filed under: self help addiction

Nick Barton, chief executive of Action on Addiction, said: "It's not an easy subject for some people — but I think this sort of patronage will change that." The charity helps those with addiction issues, as well as providing support for families of …
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Former Kate Middleton chooses her charities
Filed under: self help addiction

The Duchess of Cambridge has accepted honorary positions with charities that deal with a range of issues, including tackling drug addiction and helping young people, St. James's Palace said Thursday. The palace said the positions reflect her "personal …
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