R.I. Senate panel considers bills to aid treatment of drug addiction
But the bill won the support of the Hospital Association of Rhode Island, the Drug and Alcohol Treatment Association of Rhode Island, the Anchor Recovery Community Center and RICARES (Rhode Island Communities for Addiction Recovery Efforts).
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Preventing adolescent drug and alcohol use
During a forum March 27 at Isanti Middle School, sponsored by Allina Health and Cambridge Medical Center, a panel of experts touched on several topics relating to drug and alcohol use, including current trends, signs and symptoms, legal consequences …
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70 million Americans taking mind-altering drugs
The researchers' core finding? Repeated marijuana use by teenagers lowers their IQ – permanently. Yet, according to a 2010 study by the federal Department of Health and Human Services, over 22 million Americans use illegal drugs, comprising …
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Drug-overdose deaths surging in R.I.
Every year for at least the past decade, Rhode Island has been among the top five states in the country for illicit drug use among residents ages 12 and older, according to surveys conducted by the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services …
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Heroin addiction is up, people are dying: Why is a drug that could cure it …
I've had an inordinate amount of people in my life struggle with heroin addiction. I've lost people, both figuratively and literally–it steals people away, and I hate it for that. I hate the drug so deeply that even thinking about it sets my teeth on …
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