Addiction on Cape Cod: A thinly veiled struggle
Addiction on Cape Cod: A thinly veiled struggle
Filed under: drug abuse help treatment programs
Several of these classes have been hosted by the Yarmouth and Harwich Police Departments in an effort to help save lives. State Representative Randy Hunt (R-Sandwich) has also been a strong advocate for treatment vs. incarceration for drug addicts.
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Breaking the cycle: Heroin's deadly grip on addicts
Filed under: drug abuse help treatment programs
Twenty three years after getting sober, he relapsed due to a heroin and pill addiction in 2012, and reportedly went through a 10-day rehab program just a few months ago. … These programs range from short, 10-day programs that take a person through …
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100 Americans die of drug overdoses each day. How do we stop that?
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The film captures how someone who seems to be doing well in many dimensions can still experience an addiction, and experience the emotional emptiness that often goes with that addiction. I don't …. HP: Given these realities, I am very concerned about …
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BEACON HILL BRIEFING: Drug abuse gets sharp look
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Section 35 of Chapter 123 of the General Laws of Massachusetts allows the courts to commit an individual whose alcohol or drug addiction puts themselves or others at risk to inpatient substance abuse treatment for a period of up to 90 days. … We need …
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