Nine Network Hosts Town Hall on Heroin Addiction Among Young People

Nine Network hosts town hall on heroin addiction among young people

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A live audience heard stories from recovering addicts, parents who have lost children to overdoses, and treatment officials seeking to educate young people about the dangers of heroin while trying to find resources to help those already addicted. In …
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Canadian doctors using marijuana to help treat some HIV symptoms

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A recent report published earlier this year by a group of scientist at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, United States noted that drugs that target one of the two cellular receptors stimulated by the active ingredient in marijuana may …
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Curing addiction: Twelve Steps or fixing the brain?

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The personal stories that have emerged out of addiction literature reveal that the Alcoholics Anonymous model has been thoroughly ingrained into the wider story of addiction. This may affect individuals' experience of the condition. It's possible that …
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