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5 damaging myths about addiction

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According to the National Institute on Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse, 75% of alcoholics recover without treatment. Myth No. 4: Drugs 'fry' your brain. Remember the 1987 anti-drug commercial that used a frying egg to show "your brain on drugs?" While …
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Methadone: '60s treatment comes with deadly risks today

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Methadone, a drug available since the 1960s and deemed by the National Institute of Health and the Centers for Disease Control as “the most effective treatment for opiate addiction,” is in essence a risk-versus-reward system. By: Brandon Stahl, Duluth …
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A new home for substance abuse treatment

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The Hannibal Council on Drug and Alcohol Abuse has been offering short stays in a residential treatment program for those struggling with severe addiction and mental health problems for years. "If they were in an unhealthy living environment, it takes …
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