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Is Cocaine Addiction Treatable? Betty Ford Center Q&A


 

Is cocaine addiction treatable? Betty Ford Center Q&A – Dr. James West, former Medical Director of the Betty Ford Center, explains the viability of treating cocaine addiction as well as alcoholism and other addictions.

 


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Le Mont Michel


 

Le Mont Michel – A video tour of a new recovery support residence in Utah. Please see www.lemontmichel.com

 

States Want Out of Marijuana Drug War

Filed under: Cocaine Treatment

A May Rasmussen survey put… Continue reading

Food, Drug Addiction May Have a Lot More in Common Than You Think

Food, drug addiction may have a lot more in common than you think

Filed under: What Causes Drug Abuse and Addiction

But this spring, the secretary of health, Kathleen Sebelius, said that for some, obesity is “an addiction like smoking.”… Continue reading

Men vs. Women: Does Gender Matter in Addiction Recovery?

Men vs. Women: Does Gender Matter in Addiction Recovery?

Filed under: Cocaine Rehab

According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, men are twice as likely as women to meet the criteria for drug addiction in… Continue reading

Heroin Addiction a Growing Scourge

Heroin addiction a growing scourge

Filed under: Symptoms Cocaine Abuse

Sgt. Nate Passwaters, who leads the Criminal Enforcement Team for the Worcester County Sheriff's Office, said when local law enforcement agencies began to educate doctors on prescription abuse for medications… Continue reading

Deaths From Heroin Increase in Portage

Deaths from heroin increase in Portage

Filed under: Cocaine Withdrawal

FOUR DEATHS were confirmed heroin overdoses, while two more people overdosed on methadone, a drug sometimes called "synthetic heroin" and prescribed in treatment programs to prevent withdrawal symptoms in heroin… Continue reading