My Addiction Story – Part 1

My Addiction Story – Part 1 – PART 2 – COMING SOON*** My name is Matt, and I’m a 23-year old college sophomore at Bridgewater State University in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. This video…

Film looks at prescription opiate addiction

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Most of O'Brien's subjects were eager to share their stories in the hope that it would portray drug abuse as a disease that anyone could succumb to under certain circumstances. “There are a lot of people who are trying to dig themselves out of this …
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State launches anti-heroin campaign

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… most destructive drugs that we could possibly have to face.” The heroin abuse prevention campaign, dubbed The Fly Effect, includes posters, a website, a TV spot, radio ads and You Tube videos, including one featuring state Rep. John Nygren … The …
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The Case for Decriminalising the Use of Drugs

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Drug abuse harms the individual, their family, community and country. As the drug trade increased globally, to save people from themselves, in 1970, US president Richard Nixon launched the "war on drugs". As with the US prohibition experiment from 1919 …
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Drug Rehab Center Millville Eliminates the Fear of Detox

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“I really didn't know what to expect,” said recovering addict Susan J. “I had heard all the horror stories of detox. But the physicians at Drug Rehab Center Millville never left my side. I felt completely safe.” Detox is an essential and mandatory part …
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