Matter of Substance: Drug Addiction as Disease, Not Subject of Shame

Matter of substance: Drug addiction as disease, not subject of shame

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“Addiction” means someone needs drugs to function normally. It is a … An incredible 14 percent of Mainers between the ages of 18 and 25 misused prescription drugs in 2008 and 2009, according to the Maine Department of Health and Human Services …
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Heroin deaths rise as crackdown on prescription drug abuse succeeds

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As efforts to crack down on the abuse of prescription drugs have worked, a new problem has emerged, with addicts who can no longer get their fix by popping pills turning to the old-fashioned street drug heroin, health and law enforcement officials say …
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