Innovative Treatment Against Drug Addiction in Tbilisi

Published April 19, 2013

Innovative Treatment Against Drug Addiction in Tbilisi – People who used to be drug users in the past are now creating works of art. Psycho-social rehabilitation center Kamara was founded in 2011. The center offers…

Lehigh County opens new drug and alcohol center

Filed under: causes of drug addiction

Lehigh County's new drug and alcohol treatment center is a stone's throw from the county's work release prison — a constant reminder of where addicts are likely to end up if they don't get help. Former Clinton Administration Drug Czar Gen. Barry …
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Yovani Gallardo's DUI: Baseball loves a drunk

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All Schedule II drugs (as well as all Schedule I and Schedule III drugs) are forbidden to baseball players as per the Joint Drug Agreement. Baseball players are not tested for "drugs of abuse" like cocaine unless there is reasonable cause to suspect …
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Gambling Disorder to Be Included in Addictions Chapter

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… Work Group on Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders. “In functional brain imaging—whether with gamblers or drug addicts—when they are showed video or photograph cues associated with their addiction, the same brain areas are activated,” he …
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