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Addiction Treatment
Substance abuse requires very specific treatment. Learn which therapies and methods doctors now use to effectively treat drug addiction here.
Addiction Diagnosis
Not every doctor has the sensitivity to diagnose and help a potential addict. Learn who to consult first and which specialists can help with addiction diagnose.
Addiction Symptoms
There are a wide range of signs and symptoms of drug addiction. Here we review the common physical, emotional and behavioral signs of addiction.
Addiction Causes and Risk Factors
Are some people more at risk than other of becoming drug addicts? Learn which factors influence addiction and how you can avoid developing the disease.
What is addiction?
What's the difference between substance abuse and addiction? Learn the basics and the science of addiction here.
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Burkwood Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Center Welcomes Industry Veteran Mark Lancet as Executive Director
Lancet joins rehab facility with patient-centered focus and over 30 years of healthcare management experience (PRWeb September 28, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/9/prweb8832818.htm
New Drug Court combating addiction
Friday afternoon’s session of Drug Court had gotten off to a good start, with reports that several young probationers were meeting their recovery goals, when a relative newcomer to the program stepped before the judge. The courtroom had already erupted
Canada's top court rules to keep drug injection site open
Canada's top court on Friday ordered the federal health minister to allow North America's first government-sanctioned drug injection facility to remain open in Vancouver's seamy Downtown Eastside.
Relapse into drug use leads to jail
A man battling a drug addiction who openly sold drugs in local bars, and continued drug offences following his initial arrest, has been sentenced to a year in jail.[...]
Canada court lets injection facility remain open
North America's only legal drug injection facility saves lives and should stay open, Canada's Supreme Court ruled Friday.