David Sheff: Watching my son become a drug addict
Yet despite that, his two sons became addicts. “I was the addiction expert,” says McLellan, founder of the Treatment Research Institute and former deputy director of the U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy in the Obama administration. “But I …
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Jeremy Browne sets off on global drugs policy research tour
The Guardian gives a good round up of the drugs policies in operation on the stops on Jeremy's tour, from Portugal's decriminalisation to Sweden's zero tolerance and Denmark's regulated rooms where addicts can inject themselves. * Caron Lindsay is …
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Prescription Painkillers Linked to Erectile Dysfunction
However, the findings add to a growing body of research linking pain drugs to erection problems. … that opioid treatment is appropriate for some people, there's increased evidence that prolonged use can cause a host of problems, including addiction …
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