What Are You Waiting For? – Substance Abuse Treatment

What are you waiting for? – substance abuse treatment – Friends and family talk about the moments they wait to get help for a loved one.

Pain Pills' Littlest Victims

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The baby suffered withdrawal from methadone, a drug used to treat painkiller addiction that her mother took during pregnancy. The hospital sated the baby's physical cravings by giving her morphine as well as phenobarbital, a barbiturate used to treat …
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ACLU, Cranston schools settle lawsuit

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Jessica Doyle had a criminal history of drug addiction, and was not allowed to volunteer under the school's policy. Ms Doyle's two drug possession convictions both pre-date the birth of her daughter. She now works for a substance abuse treatment …
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