The Narcotic Effect

The Narcotic Effect – A film I created for my Form and Content class. The idea was to tackle a controversial subject (this one being drug use) and illustrate that concept through …

How the Employee Becomes an Opioid Addict

Filed under: narcotics addiction

Drug addiction happens most often due to a legitimate need for a pain reliever being replaced by an injured employee's uncontrollable desire to obtain the narcotic(s). The familiar scenario is the employee injures his/her back, neck or other body part …
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Funding cuts to drug treatment centers mean addicts get turned away

Filed under: narcotics addiction

DURHAM — Jeff Stillers' addiction to alcohol has landed him in emergency rooms, clinics and halfway houses; 20 times he's gone through about a week of detox at the state's expense since he lost his home, wife and kids 13 years ago to his alcoholism.
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Diane Mufson: Sad new epidemic: drug–addicted newborns

Filed under: narcotics addiction

Very soon Maury and I will be grandparents for the fifth time. We again will marvel and beam over a tiny bundle of joy. We do not know many things about this baby, but we are sure that immediate and extended family members will adore this infant. One …
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