Betty Ford Center: Addiction the Disease – Part 3

Betty Ford Center: Addiction the Disease – Part 3 – Dr. Harry Haroutunian, Betty Ford Center Physician Director, addresses the difference between choosing to drink and the disease concept of addiction and alcoholism.

DUI suspect who struck man was addiction counselor

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DUI suspect who struck man was addiction counselor. DUI suspect who drove with dying pedestrian on hood was addiction counselor. By GILLIAN FLACCUS. Associated Press. TORRANCE, Calif. (AP)—A woman suspected of driving under the influence …
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Christie's veto of Good Samaritan bill is target of overdose victim advocates

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They joined with the Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) – a nationwide group opposed to policy that members say focuses too heavily on prosecution and not enough on treatment and compassion for addicts. The latter is where Father John Stabeno comes in.
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Durham drug developer BioCryst to slash half its workforce

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One of BioCryst's recently canceled drugs, peramivir, had kept the company going for years through $ 235 million in federal research funding. Peramivir, a flu treatment, was approved in Japan and Korea in 2010. BioCryst does not have a product on the U …
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