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New Study Shows Cocaine Use Increases Immediate Risk of Stroke

New Study Shows Cocaine Use Increases Immediate Risk of Stroke
More than 25% of those in both groups reported a history of cocaine use. “Cocaine use is associated with a range of risky behavior and it clearly has direct health consequences as well.” said Pax Prentiss, CEO of Passages Addiction… Continue reading

Aurora Heroin Addict Starts Over

Aurora heroin addict starts over
When Lewis snorted his first line at age 18, he'd already used almost every imaginable drug: Marijuana. Cocaine. LSD. Ecstasy. Mushrooms. Pills. Heroin, though, was much more seductive. "It was just like someone had wrapped me in a blanket," he recalls …
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I think that law enforcement has recognized that seizing the money hurts the drug dealers far more than seizing their cocaine. I am meeting with my doctor next week to talk about all the different … Treatment of patients and sex partners results in …… Continue reading

Attorney Turns Recovery Into a Resource

Attorney turns recovery into a resource
Attorney Elizabeth Quillin confers with attorney Brian Rutledge during DUI Court at the Clark County Regional Justice Center Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014. STEVE … Just as her mother was finishing grueling treatment, Quillin's brother was diagnosed with …
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Heroin Summit Aimed at Being Honest About Addiction, Recovery

Heroin summit aimed at being honest about addiction, recovery
Fond du Lac Police Chief Bill Lamb waits to speak to a packed house at the Fond du Lac Heroin Summit held at the Stayer Center at Marian University on Tuesday. / Patrick Flood/Gannett Wisconsin Media … The son of… Continue reading

Reborn: From Addiction to Recovery, Giving Back to Others

Reborn: From addiction to recovery, giving back to others
It went to cocaine. I started out snorting and went to smoking. I got addicted to crack cocaine.” Branch said he suffered a knee injury, and a teammate brought him some cocaine. He recalls doing coke at halftime, and his subsequent… Continue reading

Is There Any Available Drug Abuse Treatment in St. Paul, Minnesota?

Question by josh: Is there any available drug abuse treatment in St. Paul, Minnesota?
I wonder if there is any available drug abuse treatment for cocaine. I now live in New York but I decided that if I really want to get treated, I want it to be in my… Continue reading

Son of Renowned Sculptor De Weldon Seeks to Have Child Molestation Conviction

Son of renowned sculptor de Weldon seeks to have child molestation conviction
De Weldon had been facing 11 counts of child molestation when he admitted to one count each of third-degree child molestation and cocaine possession. He received a … He remains held at the Bridgewater Treatment Center. “He… Continue reading

Labor Group Claims Port Trucking Companies Treat Drivers Unfairly

Labor group claims port trucking companies treat drivers unfairly
Also participating in the research are the union-backed Change to Win Strategic Organizing Center and the Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy. The report is part of … Traffic stop leads to 80 pounds of cocaine in Long Beach, police… Continue reading

Deaths From Heroin in New London, Norwich Doubled in 2013

Deaths from heroin in New London, Norwich doubled in 2013
The number of people who died from heroin overdoses in New London and Norwich doubled last year, a jolting statistic that local hospital and substance abuse treatment officials attribute to what appears to be a rise in heroin use. At… Continue reading