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5 things you shouldn't say to someone with a drug addiction - and what you can say instead to support them
If you are speaking to a loved one with a drug addiction, you should never blame them, shame them, …
Sarah Fielding,Mayra Mendez
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Melania Trump releases a video praising her fight against substance abuse days after the president mocked Hunter Biden's drug addiction
Joe Biden defended his son on the debate stage when Donald Trump took jabs at Hunter Biden over his…
Eliza Relman
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Gov. Cuomo wants to give people recovering from drug addictions who live in crowded housing COVID-19 vaccine priority, and Republicans are furious
New York's Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that people recovering from drug addictions would get vaccin…
Joshua Zitser
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'Clueless' star Stacey Dash says she took '18 to 20 pills a day' during drug addiction
Dash estimates she was spending between $5,000 and $10,000 a month on pills and ultimately stopped …
Debanjali Bose
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A Radical Idea Is Reshaping Treatment Of Heroin Addicts
Clean needle exchanges that could help prevent the spread of disease are still effectively illegal …
Pamela Engel
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A Dangerous New Painkiller Is On The Market, And Drug Addicts Are Cheering
Zohydro is being marketed to chronic pain patients and contains a high dose of pure hydrocodone, th…
Pamela Engel
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Demi Lovato says she had a heart attack and 3 strokes after an overdose
Her doctors said she was five to 10 minutes from death, Lovato said in the trailer for an upcoming …
Canela López
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People are flocking to Florida bars for a legal but dangerous drug
Though we don't have as much experience with kratom, it's probably not as addictive as heroin or pr…
Tanya Lewis
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Google Doodle celebrates the life of Dr Herbert Kleber — who changed the perception of drug addiction
Google Doodle is honouring addiction psychiatrist Dr Herbert Kleber today — on the 23rd anniversary…
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Watch Cory Monteith's Final Role As A Drug Addict In Upcoming Film
"In my mind, I was envisioning a teeny little drug guy, but Cory Monteith is this tall, strapping m…
Aly Weisman
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We've reached a 'milestone' in treating drug addiction - but there's a catch
Like any treatment, though, this one comes with some potential downsides. Treating cocaine addicts …
Erin Brodwin
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Most rehabs don't offer a science-backed treatment for drug addiction. A new initiative aims to change that.
One of the hardest-to-access forms of medication for recovery is methadone. In the US, the medicati…
Erin Brodwin
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Meghan Markle says she quit social media for her 'own self-preservation' and compared it to drug addiction
The Duchess of Sussex closed down her Sussex Royal account when she resigned from the royal family,…
Mikhaila Friel
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The answer to treating drug and alcohol addiction may be far simpler than you think
All of these approaches may be helpful to some people, says Szalavitz. And they have undoubtedly ch…
Erin Brodwin
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Jay Z's viral 'War on Drugs' video gets two key things right about the science of addiction
Numerous neuroscientific studies reveal that addiction is a learned behavior - a "disease of learni…
Erin Brodwin
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Yes, marijuana can be addictive - how to recognize the signs of cannabis use disorder
Researchers estimate that 30% of marijuana users will develop an addiction called cannabis use diso…
Lia Tabackman,Jason McKnight
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Jamie Lee Curtis says she'd 'be dead' if she hadn't overcome her opioid addiction: 'I'm lucky'
The "Halloween" actor, who has long been open about her struggles with opioid addiction, discussed …