Getting Help for Addiction

Getting Help For Addiction – KATU-TV in Portland, Oregon, interviews Dr. Vern Williams, medical director of Hazelden in Newberg, Oregon, in light of Charlie Sheen’s ’20/20′ interview regarding treatment for addiction. Williams explains how to get help and/or seek treatment, and why Sheen discredited treatment for addiction. For more information about Hazelden, please visit www.hazelden.org or call 800-257-7810.

Afghan addicts help run daring new restaurant in Kabul

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There is also such a heavy stigma attached to drug addiction in ultra-conservative Afghanistan that drug use by females is almost never even mentioned. But Haidari is already helping two women recover in her restaurant, which serves an array of Afghan, …
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Prescription drug abuse declining locally, nationwide

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According to the Oregon High Intensity Drug Area, or HIDTA, annual report, released earlier this year, Jackson County has the most people in Oregon per capita who seek treatment for prescription-medication addiction. Many of these people seek treatment …
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Oregon Marijuana Prohibitionists Can't Stop Lying About "Meth Girl"

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Kapp was “positive” that this was a model and not a real meth user because Washington law prohibits the use of face-shots of “victims of crime”, which includes drug addicts. Further, because it was funded with federal grant money, there was very close …
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NIDA Launches New Tool for Parents

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The new online resource is aimed at helping parents keep their children drug-free. It was developed by the Child and Family Center at the University of Oregon. The online tool Family Checkup: Positive Parenting Prevents Drug Abuse asks parents five …
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