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Sanjay Gupta MD: Olympic Hopeful to Homeless Drug Addict

Sanjay Gupta MD: Olympic hopeful to homeless drug addict — CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta speaks with Joe Putignano, author of “Acrobaddict,” about how he overcame his heroin addiction.


New center offers help for drug, 'process' addictions
A new addiction treatment center that's opened in Towson is hoping to help… Continue reading

Prescription Drugs Kill One Person Every 19 Minutes


 

Prescription drugs kill one person every 19 minutes – The Quiet Epidemic: prescription drug abuse destroys millions of lives Nancy Rosen-Cohen The Baltimore Sun There isn’t much attention paid to prescription dr…

 

Local top cops contemplate solutions to heroin surge

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Hauge called… Continue reading

Baltimore Center Launching LGBT-Focused Substance Abuse Recovery Program

Baltimore center launching LGBT-focused substance abuse recovery program

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Along the same lines, a Center for American Progress study released last year pointed to both stress triggered by antigay prejudices and "a lack of cultural competency in the health care system" as two reasons for… Continue reading

How Has Horse Racing Changed in the Years Since Ruffian’s Death?

Question by Starlight 1: How has horse racing changed in the years since Ruffian’s death?
This might sound like a gruesome question at first glance, but it’s not intended to be. With the 40th anniversary of Ruffian’s ill fated match race approaching in 2015, I am interested in getting… Continue reading

Mental Illness: Is Chemical Imbalance Theory a Myth?

Mental illness: is chemical imbalance theory a myth?

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And drugs that block that “D2” receptor work wonders in calming psychotic symptoms in schizophrenic patients, whether a dopamine imbalance is the sole cause of the disease or not, he says. Even Phillips, however, concedes… Continue reading

Government Shutdown: Obama, Hill at Impasse on 3rd Day

Government shutdown: Obama, Hill at impasse on 3rd day

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Speaking at a construction company in Washington's Maryland suburbs Thursday, Obama cast Boehner as a captive of a small band of conservative Republicans who want to extract concessions in exchange for passing a short term… Continue reading

When Rape, HIV and Drugs Collide, There Is Still Hope

When Rape, HIV and Drugs Collide, There Is Still Hope

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With the help of a drug court and treatment programs, she was able to stop using drugs and has been sober even since. She received her GED, attended a technical college, and in 2012 graduated… Continue reading

Transportation Is Hot Topic at District 21 Town Hall in Laurel

Transportation is hot topic at District 21 town hall in Laurel

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… House, an apartment community for senior citizens on Main Street, leveled several complaints about the residence, including the lowering of the age requirement for from 62 to 55 and the recent opening… Continue reading

CITY CRIME CRITIQUE: With Report in Hand, Officials Now Look to Put

CITY CRIME CRITIQUE: With report in hand, officials now look to put

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individuals from criminal and drug treatment halfway houses are monitored during their free time, encouraging landlords to become more knowledgeable about their rights and responsibilities, and establishing neighborhood activity… Continue reading

DAYBREAK DAILY: DC Has Higher Percentage of Women Than All Others

DAYBREAK DAILY: DC has higher percentage of women than all others

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YOUTH DETENTION: Tackling a problem, per the Baltimore Sun, “The state Board of Public Works voted Wednesday to allow a Carroll County treatment center for juveniles to double its size to 96… Continue reading