NATO in Afghanistan – Treating Kabul’s Drug Addicts

Published February 18, 2013

NATO in Afghanistan – Treating Kabul’s drug addicts – On average 1 person in 30 is addicted to drugs in Kabul, Afghanistan. A special center is helping to wean them away from using drugs. More on WADAN: www.wadan.org

Gateway Unites Medicine and Therapy to Treat Drug Addiction

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After seven years of heavy drug abuse, from marijuana and crystal meth to crack and heroin, and trouble with his relationships, work and the law, he turned to the Gateway Foundation Alcohol & Drug Treatment Center in Caseyville, IL, to help him put the …
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EDITORIAL: Bill to test welfare recipients is back; it should fail again

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But according to the Associated Press, one of the key differences with the new bill is that individuals failing the drug test could still receive assistance if that seek treatment and pass further tests. But as we said, it didn't pass last …
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Time to go Beyond Judging Rihanna and Chris Brown

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Treatments differ, but most studies show that probation and parole without treatment have no detectable effects on the likelihood that an offender will offend again. Where addiction and drug abuse is involved, let's just say, parole without drug …
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