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Researchers find way to block heroin, morphine addiction

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The major breakthrough is part of a paradigm shift in the way to treat drug addiction, according to the researchers. Opioid dependence has become a widespread problem, with one in five children experimenting with prescription opioids before the age of 17.
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TRICARE substance abuse treatment falls short, experts say

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By sending troops diagnosed with drug and alcohol addiction to 20-day treatment programs at civilian rehabilitation centers, the Defense Department is taking a Band-Aid approach to dealing with a problem of epidemic proportions, psychiatrists, former …
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Russell Brand shouldn't speak for everyone on drugs policies

Filed under: drug dependency treatment

However, these programmes are costly and only have a modest success rate, as many people start using or injecting drugs again once they have been through a detoxification and rehabilitation process. Dependency on opiates is a chronic, relapsing …
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