State of the State address targets Vt. drug problem
In addition, Shumlin said he will ask for more spending for statewide recovery centers, as well as funding for substance abuse and mental health treatment services for those on state assistance, in his 2015 budget proposal. That will represent more … Read more on Rutland Herald

Program sounds warning on area drug addiction
"I do believe that 2014 will be, and can be, a turning point for Athens County," Kelly said Wednesday evening, during a presentation called "A Child Will Die," focusing on the county's drug problem. "We must petition the state for more monies… We need … Read more on Athens NEWS

Lawmakers weigh bill to divert drug addicts
MONTPELIER — Lawmakers wasted little time Thursday in considering a wide-ranging bill aimed at redirecting addicts from the criminal justice system into treatment and boosting penalties for some criminal offenses related to drugs. Administration … Read more on Rutland Herald

Who regulates addiction recovery houses?
Addiction recovery houses are meant to be a safe, structured place for recovering drug addicts to live as they get sober. We found out that the Pennsylvania Department of Drugs and Alcohol doesn't regulate or license these facilities unless there is … Read more on FOX43.com

Recovering Addicts Seek Angels to Build New Home in the New Year
SMITHVILLE, TX–(Marketwired – Dec 30, 2013) – Addiction recovery center SerenityStar has launched Angels & Addicts, a grassroots crowdfunding campaign to raise funds to build an environmentally self-sustaining ranch to expand existing services. Read more on Marketwired (press release)

Unregulated addiction recovery homes targeted by Surrey in wake of hockey …
METRO VANCOUVER — Surrey city officials have shut down 16 unregulated addiction recovery houses in the past eight months and are “actively searching for more,” as concerns heighten over the proliferation of such sites following the Dec. 29 fatal … Read more on Vancouver Sun

Question by Rhythmm: Why did people hate on eminems album recovery?
People don’t even care about his health it’s just like saying ” I just want him to make as much old style rap as possible and I don’t care if he has a stroke and dies from all those drugs.” All people want is his old music.

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Answer by AirYeezy
i don’t give fugg about his health. i only care about music and if it ain’t worth a fugg its fugging crap. – Larsn

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Suspected drug dealer busted at addiction recovery house
A suspected drug dealer, Carlos Rafael Almestica-Serrano, 46, is busted at an addiction recovery house for adult male drug addicts in Lancaster. Yesterday Lancaster County Drug Task Force detectives executed a search warrant room #1 on the second floor … Read more on FOX43.com

Overnight police report: prescription drug snorting mom, drug sales at …
Overnight police report: prescription drug snorting mom, drug sales at recovery home. Print · Joe Elias | [email protected] By Joe Elias | [email protected] The Patriot-News Email the author | Follow on Twitter on January 10, 2014 at 7:01 AM … Read more on Penn Live

Funds to benefit recovery centers
Steve Beshear, first lady Jane Beshear, and House Speaker Greg Stumbo announced the state will use $ 32 million from a drug settlement with pharmaceutical companies to combat drug addiction in Kentucky, including building a Recovery Kentucky Center … Read more on Times Tribune of Corbin

Question by Watercup: How is “addiction” defined? Is one addicted to marijuana if they were at some pt and were sober for years?
but they are sometimes using it again? I just wonder bc I listen to Dr. Drew and he is always calling people addicts and it seems he does it whether they are using now or have before… (for any substance). Shed some light please!

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Answer by hunter
weed isnt addicting

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A New Helpline in Burleson Offers Hope to Drug Addicts
Unfortunately succumbing to drug and alcohol abuse is extremely easy yet quitting is extremely hard. The Burleson Adolescent Rehab Helpline is one such resource drug and alcohol addicts can use to help find valuable drug and alcohol rehab help in order … Read more on PR Web (press release)

The Cost of Addiction in Maine
On Oct 18, Governor LePage's website announced he was hosting two Summits on Drug Crimes and Awareness following the release of a State report that indicated the total annual economic impact of substance abuse in the State of Maine in 2010 was 1.4 … Read more on Bangor Daily News

Question by Anonymous Anonymous: Why is it illogical to argue that marijuana should be legal because alcohol is more harmful, yet legal?
Is it not reasonable to expect the legal substances to be safer than the illegal ones? Preventing potential harm to oneself/others is the basis for outlawing substances in the first place, right?

Please only answer my question, no ramblings on the topic in general.

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Answer by tomusiaka
You should not assume that a substance is less harmful just because it’s legal. There are many legal drugs in pharmacy that are much more harmful to you than marijuana and some other drugs that are illegal. Also, glues and other chemicals that can make you high are legal but they are very harmful to your body.

People who want to make marijuana legal have other reasons, too. For example, there are couple countries where legalizing drugs made people use them less and safer, or that if someone wants to hurt himself, he will do it any other way using any other substance that is legal or just will buy an illegal drug from a drug dealer that potentially could be even more harmful because it is not regulated by the law.

People who don’t want to make marijuana legal believe that making it legal would make a lot of people use it and hurt themselves and others. Hurting others would include families (father got addicted and is not supporting his own family), other drivers (driving when “on high” can be life threatening), other poeple (accidental) and government’s budget (more accidents would mean more filled up hospitals and drug addicts usually can’t afford to pay their medical bills because they spend all their money on drugs).

There are other valid arguments on both sides though but the one you gave is actually not a valid one.

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Hamill: Chiara de Blasio's substance abuse admission an inspiration to …
He exited near Hunts Point and jolted through the grim streets of the South Bronx that produced more drug addicts than could ever be cured. His kid was one of the lucky addicts; receiving treatment instead of last rites. Chiara de Blasio, who is … Read more on New York Daily News

BC struggles to treat severely mentally ill drug addicts
It's often uncertain which came first, the mental illness or the substance abuse, or whether one caused the other, said Michael Krausz, professor of psychiatry at the University of B.C.. "It's a level of complexity where the cognitive impairment, the … Read more on CBC.ca