Causes of Addiction (Part 2)

Causes of Addiction (Part 2) – Overview: Scientists are finding increasing evidence that addiction to alcohol, painkillers and other substances can result in physical changes in the brain….

State, local agencies team up to find the antidote to drug overdoses

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According to Linda Auerback, substance abuse prevention supervisor with the Carroll County Health Department, emergency room admissions for prescription drug overdoses have increased 125 percent over the past five years. … Maryland Prescription Drug …
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Missouri Mother Cheryl Dudley Left Loaded Gun In Crib, Police Say

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Howard's addiction to morphine drove her son to commit suicide, because he lived in fear that she would overdose, according to police in Indiana. James D. Blanchard. James D. Blanchard, 21, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for abusing his …
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Seattle city gov't bans the words "citizen" and "brown bag," for obvious reasons

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“Luckily, we've got options,” Elliott Bronstein of the Office for Civil Rights wrote in the memo obtained by the station. “For 'citizens,' how about 'residents?'” In an interview with Seattle's KIRO Radio, Bronstein said the term “brown bag” has been …
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