December 2010

$5M to help curb drugs

More info…The federal government is giving Ohio $5 million to combat a problem that kills four Ohioans every day — prescription and opiate drug abuse. The money will be distributed through 50 county alcohol, drug-addiction and mental-health services boards statewide and will be used to treat an estimated 3,000 people. addicts help

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Urban tells Oprah, Nicole should have left me

More info…NICOLE Kidman and Keith Urban opened up about Urban’s drug addiction on Oprah yesterday. addictions help

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New program helps drug addicts avoid prison, get treatment

More info…TUCSON – A new Pima County project announced today aims to offer non-violent drug offenders a chance to avoid jail and overcome their addiction. heroin addiction help

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Overeating, Like Drug Use, Rewards And Alters Brain

More info…An addict’s motivation to take drugs and a hungry person’s motivation to eat use similar circuits in the brain, research indicates. That doesn’t mean food is addictive, but certain foods do act a lot like a drug in the brain and can alter the brain the way drugs do. addiction help

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Drug jail plan to cut inmate addiction

More info…DEDICATED “drug jail” would be set up under a Coalition plan to stamp out repeat drug offences. addiction help

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