Official: Recovering Drug Addicts Should Speak Up

Official: Recovering drug addicts should speak up
The president's top adviser on drug policy urged those recovering from drug addiction to give hope to others by speaking out, saying that stigma and denial about substance abuse are obstacles to treatment. Michael Botticelli, acting director of the …
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Vermont Senate hears challenge of opiate treatment
Young's comments came during a Senate Health and Welfare committee hearing designed to inform lawmakers about the details of substance-abuse treatment programs available in the state. Vermont Health Department statistics estimate that in 2012 about …
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Communities rally to fight back against heroin
HAMILTON, Ohio (AP) — Rachel Snelbaker fought the lonely battle against her daughter's heroin abuse for years, trying to get her into treatment and trying to track her down when she went missing to use drugs. It ended suddenly and sadly when the …
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