Drug addiction resources

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Below, find resources for those coping with addiction, such as this substance abuse treatment locator. The Phoenix House, a provider of substance abuse services that appeared on "Nightly News" tonight, has posted answers to frequently asked questions …
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Inner-City Women's Health Problems Linked to Childhood Traumas

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Information included their personal accounts of childhood trauma; responses from health surveys; diagnostic examination of addiction to alcohol, cocaine or marijuana; the kinds of everyday life stresses experienced; and psychological distress and the …
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Alcohol and women: Complex mix gets a closer look

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Glaser looks at the political and cultural history of alcohol in America, how it has changed in recent years, advances in drug therapy and the issues for women who attend Alcoholics Anonymous. She answered some questions on the subject by email.
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Working out aids addiction recovery

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“I took my first drink when I was 13,” said Todd Crandell, an addictions counselor and founder of Sylvania's Racing for Recovery – a fitness-promotion program designed to battle substance abuse (racingforrecovery.com). After that first drink, Crandell …
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