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KSPR SPECIAL REPORT: The Rise of Heroin in the Ozarks
mmoloney@kspr.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Southwest Missouri has the unofficial title as the methamphetamine-making capital of the country. Busts, smurfing arrests, and meth-based legislation seem to dominate the news. Yet it's the harder stuff—heroin—police are...Tags: OxyContin (drug), Methamphetamine (drug), Flu, Drug Trafficking, Behavioral Conditions
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Lyssa Chapman on her new book, her new show and life beyond Dog the Bounty Hunter
Channel Guide MagazineDog the Bounty Hunter fans know Lyssa Chapman as “Baby Lyssa,” the petite and beautiful blond daughter of Duane Dog Chapman, stepdaughter of Beth Chapman and half sister to the show’s other stars, Leland and Duane Lee Chapman —... -
Rob Roberge weighs in on addiction lit
I tried your steps And stumbled down your stairs My only problem with drugs Is that they always run out These lyrics are from "The Problem With Drugs" by The Popular Mechanics, a Replacements-meets-Steve-Earle quartet. But the band does not...
Tags: Music Industry, Substance Abuse, Authors, Music, Behavioral Conditions
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Hyrdrocodone tops list as most-prescribed drug in W.Va.
Charleston Daily Mail, W.Va.CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A powerful narcotic was the No. 1 prescribed drug among Medicare patients in West Virginia for 2010, and a Charleston neurologist was the top prescriber in the state. State doctors wrote 402,159 hydrocodone-acetaminophen...Tags: Acetaminophen (drug), Lisinopril (drug), Levothyroxine (drug), Chemical Industry, Prescription Drugs
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Luxury drug-rehab center in Umatilla to offer recovery in style
Troubled celebs struggling to overcome addictions might start pointing their limos in an unlikely direction: the remote Lake County town of Umatilla. The former Florida Elks Children's Hospital in Umatilla is being reborn as a luxury drug-rehab center...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Lake County (Florida), Mental Health, Ocala National Forest, Celebrities
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Letters: Addiction treatment that works
Re "Felons allowed to help addicts, a report finds," May 14 The fact that addiction counselors in California who are sex offenders and other types of felons are allowed to provide addiction treatment is just the tip of the iceberg in a fundamentally...Tags: Substance Abuse, Behavioral Conditions
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Rehabilitated drug addict graduates from Women in Recovery to better life
Tulsa WorldIn just a few years, methamphetamine showed Crystal Cunningham the highest high and took everything away. Cunningham, 33, was introduced to the drug when she was 29. "I just remember feeling so much better. I felt like I was on top of the world,"...Tags: George Kaiser, Methamphetamine (drug), Graduation, Punishment, Prisons
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Arundel House of Hope launches program for recovering addicts
The Capital, Annapolis, Md.For Carolyn Heim and Suzanne Steiner, every Tuesday is cookie time. Starting at 10:30 a.m., the volunteers bring a batch of cookies and milk for a talk at the Arundel House of Hope. This week's topic: Getting a 14-year-old boy to shower. "I don't...Tags: Personal Income, Annapolis, Poverty, Substance Abuse, Glen Burnie
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OAS calls for softer approach toward illegal drug users
Reuters* OAS suggests countries consider debate legalizing marijuana * Report hopes to open debate on tactics in drug war By Eduardo Garcia BOGOTA, May 17 (Reuters) - The Organization of American States on Friday published a report calling for...Tags: Human Rights, Politics, Colombia, Mexico, Punishment
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Drug program operator plans improvements; CCCS offers diverse services, classes
The Montana Standard, ButteThe local nonprofit taking over Butte-Silver Bow's Chemical Dependency Center is ready to hit the ground running and eventually expand and improve programs for people struggling with addiction, its chief executive said. Mike Thatcher, of Community,... -
Mental health center, jail partnering to help out
The Hutchinson News, Kan.For about a week, Horizons Mental Health Center has been scanning the publicly available list of prisoners in the Reno County Jail. When the center finds one of its patients on the list, it is contacting the sheriff's office to provide basic information...Tags: Chemical Industry, Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Prisons, Crime, Law and Justice
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Addiction Bistro serves gluten-free fried chicken, cupcakes and more
This year I think we’ll break our Father's Day habit of staying close to home and take my husband to the Addiction Bistro, a little café on La Cienega Boulevard that serves burgers and sausages, chili and ice cream. I found the Addiction Bistro...
Tags: Dining and Drinking, Father's Day, Ice Cream, Sausages, Chicken
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