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Feds Must Step Up and Restrict Generic Oxycodone, Ontario Says

Feds must step up and restrict generic oxycodone, Ontario says
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But a legal expert says the federal government's hands may be tied, while other experts say Ottawa must examine other grounds on which to prevent generic oxycodone from hitting the market, and the streets.… Continue reading

Addiction Treatment: Kentucky Invests $7 Million to Treat Drug Addiction in Prisoners – TestCountry.com (Blog)

Kentucky Invests Million to Treat Drug Addiction in Prisoners – TestCountry.com (blog)
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Kentucky Invests $ 7 Million to Treat Drug Addiction in Prisoners
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According to the Kentucky Department of Corrections, 30 percent of Kentucky inmates struggling with drug addiction return to jail.… Continue reading

Addiction Treatment: Former Addict Says Methadone a ‘Bad Drug’ – CBC.ca

Former addict says methadone a ‘bad drug’ – CBC.ca
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Former addict says methadone a 'bad drug'
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“The methadone program, they're very trapped,” Wesley said, citing examples of people who have been taking the substitution drug for seven years. Ontario Addiction Treatment Centre opened a… Continue reading

Defeat Denial.


Defeat Denial. – The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health launch their 2012 ad campaign by asking people to re-evaluate their outlook on mental illness.

 

Schizophrenia is a diagnosis, not a disaster: Goar
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Amirali Nasseri, 28, has been living with one of… Continue reading

Mental Health: The Challenges of Having a Mentally Ill Parent

Mental health: The challenges of having a mentally ill parent
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Most of the time the 44-year-old man, who promotes mental well-being through public speaking engagements and a website called Mike's Story, is able to control his illness with prescription drugs and coping strategies. … For… Continue reading

Pickering Family Continues Thanksgiving Tradition of Helping Out Others

Pickering family continues Thanksgiving tradition of helping out others
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Then you strike up a conversation," he said. Four years ago, Mr. Salmon signed himself into the Good Shepherd's drug rehabilitation program, struggling with alcohol and cocaine addiction. Now he volunteers at the centre to… Continue reading