Prescription Drug Abuse: Three Stories, One Common Purpose
Prescription Drug Abuse: Three Stories, One Common Purpose – Anyone — regardless of age, race, gender or status — can abuse prescription drugs. And it doesn’t just take its toll on the abuser. Family and friends shar…
Michael Jackson was deemed a drug addict after doctor saw pop star's …
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The doctor on duty during the "Thriller" singer's 1993 Bangkok show said he immediately determined Jackson was drug dependent when he saw the stunning amount of scar tissue and other telltale signs of opiate abuse. “He obviously had had multiple …
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Celebrities and Drug Addiction: A Perfect Storm
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As an addiction therapist, in the past 15 years of treating many different types of chemically-dependent individuals and their families, I have observed significant possible reasons as to why celebs and drug addiction seem to come together so often …
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New anti-addiction compound shows promise for drug addicts
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Dr Kivell says all drugs of abuse modulate the dopamine pathway in the brain. The kappa opioid receptors are in the same place as what are known as the dopamine transporters and they have as yet unpublished evidence now that they actually regulate the …
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