Children suffer most from prescription drug epidemic

Children suffer most from prescription drug epidemic

Filed under: drug addiction help for families

The main factor in the increase very likely is pill abuse. Child welfare officials don't want to take children away from their parents. They'd rather get mothers and fathers into drug treatment and preserve families, if possible. But funds for drug …
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Ex-drug addict now helps reunite families

Filed under: drug addiction help for families

Davis once loved crack cocaine more than she loved her daughter. She was forced to choose between them seven years ago, and, for a time, she chose crack. The Iowa Department of Human Services took her 11-year-old daughter away in 2005, after Davis …
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Drug and alcohol addiction help in Greater Victoria

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Those suffering an addiction, as well as their families, can call for help. People can apply themselves, or also be referred for addictions treatment through a family doctor, hospital emergency room, social worker, mental health professional or service …
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