BRC # 113 (1) Addiction…another Look

Published February 10, 2014

BRC # 113 (1) Addiction…another look – Mr. Dale sent me an article…does continued drug use alter the brain? Does an addict get to the point where they no longer have control? What does South Par…

More Attention To Preventing Opioid-Overdose Deaths With Naloxone

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So many of our “drugs of abuse” – or drugs of proper use that can be misused – are derived from nature: cocaine from the coca plant, morphine and codeine from the opium poppy, mescaline from the peyote cactus. Heroin, made from morphine in a … Last …
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Justin Bieber — Abusing Drugs, Including Sizzurp

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Justin Bieber is using drugs with alarming regularity … and it's making him so erratic his people have been urging him to go to rehab … sources closely connected with the singer tell TMZ. Multiple credible, connected sources tell us … Bieber has …
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Help! My Office Thinks I'm Being Heartless About Philip Seymour Hoffman's Death.

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Yes, it was due to the fact that he could not overcome his addiction. But fortunately, society is moving to a place where we recognize this is a terrible illness, one that needs treatment and compassion. That doesn't mean one simply excuses the …
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