Born Addicted: Treating Drug-Dependent Babies

Published March 16, 2013

Born Addicted: Treating Drug-Dependent Babies – Hospitals in Florida and elsewhere are grappling with the latest fallout from the epidemic of prescription-drug abuse: babies born addicted to painkillers. T…

Drug court reduces crime by getting addicts clean

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NORRISTOWN — While the effectiveness of drug treatment courts is still being analyzed, some statistical evidence suggests the verdict is favorable. “I do drug court because it works. Pure and simple, drug treatment courts work,” said Montgomery County …
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Meth problems come to light in Lake County

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It's one of the most addictive drugs available and it's spreading across Lake County, but the problem is mostly unrecognized. By: Tom Olsen, Lake County News … Statistics on methamphetamine use and distribution have traditionally been hard to track …
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