Reel in the dealers, drug forum told

Published June 3, 2013

Reel in the dealers, drug forum told

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MONTAGUE — Provincial court judges need to get tough on drug dealers and doctors and dentists need to reel in the prescriptions if youth drug use is going to be curtailed, an addiction forum was advised here recently. Drug use will never go away, but …
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Musician Lou Reed Receives Liver Transplant After Years Of Alcohol And Drug …

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Reed's work has been influenced by addiction to drugs and alcohol, most evident in the controversial 1967 song "Heroin." Reed once told an interviewer, "I take drugs just because, in the 20th century, in a technological age living in the city, there …
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Inmates not always treated for addiction, mental illness

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Mentally ill inmates with drug addictions seeking help for their illnesses often are turned away from treatment because of their substance abuse problem and vice versa, Jungel said. When substance abuse counselors turn away drug addicts because of …
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