Counterpoint: Addiction Is Complex, and So Is Treatment – Minneapolis Star Tribune

Counterpoint: Addiction is complex, and so is treatment – Minneapolis Star Tribune


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Counterpoint: Addiction is complex, and so is treatment
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Mark Willenbring's commentary on the use of methadone to treat opiate addiction (“Filling an addiction treatment gap,” Feb. 24) raises a number of points I'd like to address as a heroin addict in long-term abstinence-based recovery (42 years) and as

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Sen. Bob Casey supports bill to combat prescription drug abuse in Pennsylvania – York Dispatch


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Sen. Bob Casey supports bill to combat prescription drug abuse in Pennsylvania
York Dispatch
The Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act would require better training for practitioners who prescribe opiod drugs, as well as establish a National Opiod Death Registry. The registry would supply data in Bill support: The bill would
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A Call to Arms on a Vermont Heroin Epidemic – New York Times

A Call to Arms on a Vermont Heroin Epidemic
New York Times
Since acknowledging the problem, the police have come to view addiction as a disease, not just a law enforcement issue, and have joined with social service providers to take a more data-driven, coordinated approach to homes with multiple problems. City

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