Drug Addiction Rehabilitation Program for Adolescents in Atlantic Canada – Portage Cassidy Lake
Drug Addiction Rehabilitation Program for adolescents in Atlantic Canada – Portage Cassidy Lake – Residents and graduates of the Portage Atlantic rehabilitation program at Cassidy Lake describe their struggles with substance abuse and their appreciation for the Portage drug addiction treatment program in New Brunswick. Residents, staff, and members of the community talk about how Portage helps Atlantic Canadian youth seek Freedom from Addiction. Portage is a cross-Canada non-profit organisation that fosters the strengths and skills of substance dependent persons to enable them, through comprehensive and cost-effective interventions based on the therapeutic community approach, to live lives of sobriety, filled with dignity, self-respect, and accomplishment. www.portage.ca
Brazil debates treatment options in crack epidemic
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With a boom in crack use over the past decade, Brazilian authorities are struggling to help such users and stop the drug's spread, sparking a debate over the legality and efficiency of forcibly interning users. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana). (19) More Photos …
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New Georgia DUI Laws Take Effect Jan. 1
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That he or she has completed a clinical evaluation and enrolled in a substance abuse treatment program approved by the Department of Human Services or is enrolled in a drug court program; 3. That he or she has installed an ignition interlock device in …
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Crack In Brazil: Authorities Debate Treatment Options For Crack Epidemic …
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"Sometimes I don't sleep at all; I'm up 24 hours," says Bobo, a former soldier who doesn't use his given name for safety reasons. "I work to support my addiction, but I only use crack at night. That drug takes my mind away. I lose all notion of what I …
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