Former Drug Addict Shares Life Story, Lessons

Former drug addict shares life story, lessons – Amid the controversy involving the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, aformer drug addict comes forward to share his experience with addiction and how drugs…

Study examines why doctors abuse prescription drugs

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But many doctors said they used the drugs to "get high" while othes said they used them to treat symptoms of drug withdrawal. In anonymous discussions, the researchers discussed reasons for prescription drug abuse with 55 physicians in recovery.
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Memphis professor probes brain to fight drug addiction

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"Charlotte Hoppers, executive director of a Memphis drug treatment program for women called Grace House, said people may believe that drug addiction is a moral issue or a lack of discipline, even though it's not true." Too bad the good lady Charlotte …
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Lamar Odom pleads not guilty to DUI amid alleged drug addiction, marriage woes

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Odom – now battling rumors of crack addiction – was charged with misdemeanor DUI after an Aug. 30 arrest in Los Angeles. Cops pulled him over around 4 a.m. for driving too slow in a “serpentine manner” on a major freeway, and he declined drug and …
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