The Impact of Addiction on a Family

The Impact of Addiction on a Family – Watch one family’s story about the impact that substance abuse had on their young son and the value of having good quality youth addiction treatment services…

AP Photos: Addiction lurks behind Myanmar conflict

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The Kachin Baptist Convention, an evangelical group with over 300 churches in the state, says nearly 80 percent of ethnic Kachin youth are addicts. Their drug of choice is heroin. In the shadow of war, even drug abuse becomes politicized. Gryung Heang …
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Addicts need their medical condition treated

Filed under: addiction abuse

Even more promising is that the plan not only focuses on preventing harmful prescribing and abuse, but also improving access to effective and compassionate treatment. Addiction needs to be acknowledged as a chronic medical condition and ensuring …
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