Melissa Rooney: Unplugging the drug

Melissa Rooney: Unplugging the drug

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It's most associated with drug addiction, but food, sex, exercise and even shopping increase brain dopamine levels according to the pleasure they elicit. More recently, dopamine is increasingly associated with novelty. New experiences, particularly if …
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Heroin in Flagstaff a new challenge to drug treatment

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National statistics show 16,000 overdose deaths a year from prescription painkillers like OxyContin, Oxycodone and Vicodin, and the number of people dying from heroin abuse could top 10,000. Those painkillers, although potentially addictive, are …
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The Children Left Behind

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Statistics in Valley County show a startling jump in the last six years on the number of cases involving children being placed in temporary care when drugs are involved. The cases for the … Around 20 percent of those funds go to different aspects of …
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Police Respond to Concerns Over Crime Alerts at Collegetown Meeting

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“Most of the crimes that we have in his area unfortunately come back to substance abuse,” Thomson said, citing the recent incident at Rite-Aid, which he said involved “two guys with guns stealing Oxycontin,” as an example. … During the meeting, Peggy …
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