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Thomas Koch: Governor’s Drug Addiction Initiative Deserves Wide Support – vtdigger.org
Thomas Koch: Governor’s drug addiction initiative deserves wide support – vtdigger.org
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Thomas Koch: Governor's drug addiction initiative deserves wide support
vtdigger.org Shumlin chose to discuss a single subject — the drug addiction crisis and drug-related crime facing Vermont. This approach is said to be unprecedented, although I think I recall that his second inaugural address last year also was limited to a single … |
Program sounds warning on area drug addiction – Athens NEWS
Alcohol & Drug Rehab St. Catharines Introduces Program to Help Adults, Adolescents Stop Cocaine Addiction
Alcohol & Drug Rehab St. Catharines Introduces Program to Help Adults, Adolescents Stop Cocaine Addiction
Individuals seeking relief from drug and alcohol addictions in St. Catharines can now receive no-cost consultations. Call (226) 773-2387 for an appointment at Drug Addiction Treatment Centers. (PRWeb January 13, 2014) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/st-catharines-drug-rehab/cocaine-heroin-xanax/prweb11468923.htm Drug Addiction – Yahoo News Search Results
Program Sounds Warning on Area Drug Addiction
Program sounds warning on area drug addiction
While law enforcement and medical professionals are doing their best to address the damage done by drug addiction and abuse in Athens County, according to Sheriff Pat Kelly, they could use some help from the state in the form of more funding for treatment and prevention. Drug Addiction – Yahoo News Search Results
Program Sounds Tocsin on Area Drug Addiction
Program sounds tocsin on area drug addiction
While law enforcement and medical professionals are doing their best to address the damage done by drug addiction and abuse in Athens County, according to Sheriff Pat Kelly, they could use some help from the state in the form of more funding for treatment and prevention. Drug Addiction – Yahoo News Search Results
Residential drug treatment center spurs protest
A group of protesters picketed outside a new residential drug addiction treatment facility in St. George, citing concerns over safety and declining home values. Drug Addiction – Yahoo News Search Results
Vermont’s Drug Addiction Problem and Other Fascinating News on the Web – TIME
Vermont’s Drug Addiction Problem and Other Fascinating News on the Web – TIME
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Vermont's Drug Addiction Problem and Other Fascinating News on the Web
TIME Peter Shumlin, the governor of Vermont, dedicated his entire state of state address to one topic: Drug addiction. Like many states, Vermont has seen a significant rise in the number of drug overdoses in recent years, and Shumlin thinks the time has … Vermont gov. confronts deadly heroin crisis as public health problem State of the State address targets Vt. drug problem Vermont governor declares new 'War on Drugs,' but pumps up old bureaucracy |
Does Anyone Know the Origin of the Saying to “Quit Cold Turkey”?
Question by Lemonada: Does anyone know the origin of the saying to “quit cold turkey”?
I just don’t get it.
Best answer:
Answer by D. Foreal
cold turkey
Origin: 1922
By 1922, cold turkey was not always a leftover from Thanksgiving dinner. For an addict, it was quite the opposite. “This method of sudden withdrawall,” explained a writer that year, “is described in the jargon of the jail as ‘the cold turkey’ treatment,” It meant “to immediately and completely give up a substance, such as narcotics or alcohol, to which one was addicted.”