Narcotics Addiction News

The Evolution Of Marijuana – NJ Addiction Rehab To Host Lunch & Discussion
Digital Journal
Summit Behavioral Health will host a lunch and discussion session for professional counselors titled, “Drug Trends: The Evolution of Marijuana” on Friday, November 10 from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Summit Outpatient facility at 4065 Quakerbridge Road ...

Legislature and governor must go further together
The Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Recently, more than 400 nonprofits from around the state met in Missoula for the Montana Nonprofit Association's annual conference. We came together to reflect on our individual impact, as well as our collective work for the common good. We talked ...

The Daily Citizen
Rebuilding lives from the bottom up: Providence Ministries addiction recovery programs celebrate 20 years
The Daily Citizen
Around 2,500 to 3,000 people have completed Providence Ministries' addiction recovery programs since it opened its doors 20 years ago, says founder and president Roy Johnson. Johnson said the ... "Then it was cocaine, and later, it was meth. Now, the ...

Sunday Morning With: Beth Adelsen Djuplin
Kenosha News
He is a man who has dealt with the demon of addiction twice in his life. First, he overcame a cocaine addiction. Then he battled alcoholism for years before making a lifetime commitment to sobriety. It was the first time that I could really see into ...

Madison.com
Legalizing Recreational Marijuana in Colorado Reversed a 14-Year Trend of Rising Opioid-Related Deaths
Madison.com
The marijuana industry is, for lack of a better pun, sprouting like a weed. According to cannabis research firm ArcView, the North American legal weed market grew by 34% in 2016 and is expected to expand by a compound annual rate of 26% through 2021.

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Medical News Bulletin
Can Electric Currents Beat Cocaine Addiction?
Medical News Bulletin
Historically, one of the most addictive and most used illicit drugs has been cocaine. Today, cocaine remains the most frequently used drug after cannabis, with an estimated 14 to 21 million people worldwide partaking in its use. Pure cocaine is ...

channel5belize
The dos and don'ts of new marijuana stance
channel5belize
The record seem to suggest that the consumption of marijuana and the addiction to it really is a medical problem and in this day and age we know that many of these people have these allergies and you don't punish them more, you try to furnish the with ...

W*USA 9
For young men in addiction recovery, a meal makes a difference
W*USA 9
Dimalo shares he's been addicted to marijuana since he was 15. Friday marked his 4th month at Nick's Place. He says the difference from when he first arrived is shocking. "The Dimalo that came here the first day was really self centered, really didn't ...

USA TODAY
Why cocaine cut with fentanyl 'changes the game' - USA Today
USA TODAY
NASHVILLE — For the first time, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation scientists have detected fentanyl, a potentially deadly narcotic, mixed in with samples of ...
There's a spike in fentanyl-related deaths and it's been found in cocaine. What is it?The Tennessean
TBI: Fentanyl Found In Cocaine, Other DrugsGreeneville Sun
TBI issues warning after finding cocaine laced with fentanylWKRN.com
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The Daily Progress
Candidates discuss opioid addiction, medical marijuana
The Daily Progress
WEYERS CAVE — Virginia's opioid crisis, the possible expansion of medical marijuana use and resources available to community services boards were some of the issues area candidates for the House of Delegates discussed Thursday night at Blue Ridge ...

InStyle
7 Celebrities Who've Spoken About Their Struggles with Substance Abuse
InStyle
“I have been addicted to [marijuana] and it's ultimately related to anxiety coping and it's a form of self-medication and I was smoking up to 15-20 marijuana cigarettes a day with no tobacco,” she said on Elvis Duran and the Morning Show in 2013. “I've ...

Herald Times Reporter
Manitowoc Walgreens pharmacist shares science of drug abuse
Herald Times Reporter
The two brains of methamphetamine users not only showed a change in brain chemistry but also a loss of brain mass. Walters said there is currently no drug to treat meth addiction, but there are vaccine treatments available. He also spoke about Narcan, ...

Vancouver's Premier Addiction and Drug Treatment Rehab for Men
Digital Journal
There are many different addictions that Inspire Change Wellness Addiction Treatment Centre for Men helps to treat. Some of the addictions include heroin addiction, marijuana addiction, methadone addiction, alcohol addiction, amphetamine addiction ...

Chicago Tribune
How I overcame my opioid addiction
Chicago Tribune
That alternative is medical cannabis, and it has saved my life. Instead of destroying my body with addictive opioids, I use natural cannabis oil on my gums and will occasionally vape for immediate pain relief. As a result, my mind is clear, and my life ...

Gloucestershire Live
County doctor jailed for giving addict cocaine and champagne in ...
Gloucestershire Live
"He is a predatory drug addict who supplied cocaine to a vulnerable woman"

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LADbible
Gordon Ramsay Opens Up About Brother's Battle With Addiction ...
LADbible
'It was fucking grim,' said the celebrity chef during his recent TV documentary 'Gordon Ramsay On Cocaine'
Gordon Ramsay on coping with his heroin addict brother Ronniehellomagazine.com
Gordon Ramsay's cocaine probe will make you draw the line when it comes to the drugMirror.co.uk
Gordon Ramsay 'kicked himself' over death of head chef who died taking cocaineMetro
HuffPost UK -Daily Star
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MassLive.com
What's in today's marijuana? Come find out at Ludlow High School
MassLive.com
One way to avoid falling victim to the perils of addiction is for parents to talk about marijuana with their kids, she said. Young people who try pot often move on to more serious drugs in an effort "kick things up a notch," said Rooney, citing the ...

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Health Experts, Nonprofit Leaders Tackle Opioid Addiction at Conference
The Examiner News
Panelists agreed that it is rare to find a patient rushed to the emergency room with a pure opioid addiction. There is almost always a “co-existing mental disorder,” and a blood test often turns up alcohol, marijuana or another drug in the addict's ...

Refinery29
Demi Lovato recalls moment she almost died from drugs and ...
Mirror.co.uk
Demi Lovato has opened up about the moment she almost died from overdosing on prescritption drugs as well as describing how she used to smuggle cocaine ...
Demi Lovato Remembers The Exact Moment She Almost Died From DrugsRefinery29
Demi Lovato reveals she used to smuggle cocaine onto planes and nearly died from overdosing on prescription drugs ...The Sun
Recovering Demi Lovato Receives Support From Fans, and Famous Friend Selena GomezW Magazine
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WHAS 11.com
Recovering addict goes from meth to Men's Health cover
WHAS 11.com
LOUISVILLE (WHAS11) -- Michael Dubree was unknowingly entered in a contest by his girlfriend that ultimately won him the cover of Men's Health, but it was the way he acted on his addiction that turned this recovering addict into a magazine cover boy.