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		<title>Data suggests drug treatment can lower US crime</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reuters
U.S. crime statistics show illegal drugs play a central role in criminal acts, providing new evidence that tackling drugs as a public health issue could offer a powerful tool for lowering national crime rates, officials said on Thursday.
An annual drug monitoring report, released by the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, also showed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Binge eating may lead to addiction-like behaviors</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2012 20:42:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HERSHEY, Pa. &#8212; A history of binge eating &#8212; consuming large amounts of food in a short period of time &#8212; may make an individual more likely to show other addiction-like behaviors, including substance abuse, according to Penn StateCollege of Medicine researchers. In the short term, this finding may shed light on the factors that promote substance [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Number of painkiller-addicted newborns soars</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 23:03:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Liz Szabo, USA TODAY

The number of babies born addicted to the class of drugs that includes prescription painkillers has nearly tripled in the past decade, according to the first national study of its kind.
About 3.4 of every 1,000 infants born in a hospital in 2009 suffered from a type of drug withdrawal commonly seen [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Drug Could Be Potential Cure For Alcoholism</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:15:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[OMAHA, Neb. &#8212; There may be good news for people battling alcoholism. A new drug designed to help those with the addiction has passed a major test hurdle.
&#8220;Baclofen carries a lot of hope for that condition,&#8221; said Dr. Aly Hassan, a clinical psychiatrist with the University of Nebraska Medical Center and the VA Medical Center. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Former NBA Player Herren Visits ITHS to Discuss Drug Addiction</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:11:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former NBA player Chris Herren visited Island Trees High School on Wednesday to share his story of drug addiction with students.
The former Denver Nuggets and Boston Celtics player shared with students how his promising college and professional career was derailed by drug use.
In 1994, Herren was one of the top high school recruits in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Painkiller Sales Soar, Fuel Addiction</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 16:06:02 +0000</pubDate>
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NEW YORK – Sales of the nation’s two most popular prescription painkillers have exploded in parts of the country, an Associated Press analysis shows, worrying experts who say the push to relieve patients’ suffering is spawning an addiction epidemic.



Sue Ogrocki/Associated Press Sales of the nation’s two most popular prescription painkillers hydrocodone bitartrate and acetaminophen tablets, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Carter County Anti-Drug Coalition</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Jason Mullins
The Carter County Anti-Drug Coalition is considering an in-school program designed to reduce the use of mood-altering substances in the local youth population.
On Monday evening, the CCADC gathered as part of their ongoing efforts to seek solutions and answers to the growing problem of drug abuse and addiction in Elizabethton, Carter County and Northeast [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Saint Jude Retreats Announces Tip Sheet To Raise Awareness About Teen Alcohol and Drug Abuse</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:05:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For over twenty years, Saint Jude Retreats has helped thousands of individuals all over the world overcome a drug and/or alcohol problem. Saint Jude&#8217;s is diligent about explaining to parents the severity of placing a young adult in an alcohol and drug treatment program where they will be labeled with a disease and recognizing the difference [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The overlooked victims of 9/11: Mental health workers</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 19:22:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve all heard about the stress experienced by victims of 9/11, but have we ever paused to think about the effect of those terrorist attacks on mental health clinicians who provided care to the victims? A new study by Mary Pulido, Ph.D., from the New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Assistance in Recovery Welcomes Lindsay Stenson!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 20:54:27 +0000</pubDate>
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We&#8217;d like to welcome our newest AiR team member,  Lindsay Stenson. She started with AiR in the Fall of 2003, worked with  us for 6 years, got married and moved to Colorado and has now rejoined  us in a new role. We are very excited to have her back.
Lindsay will serve as [...]]]></description>
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