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		<title>Signs and Symptoms of Drug Abuse and Addiction</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 20:24:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How do you know when your loved-one has surpassed the point of casual drug use and ventured into the dark territory of abuse and addiction?
Determining whether someone you care about has become addicted to drugs is difficult for many, not simply because the signs aren&#8217;t obvious, but because many times it&#8217;s difficult to admit someone [...]]]></description>
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		<title>E! Special Sheds Light on Prescription Drug Abuse of Everyday People</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 17:21:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Flipping through the channels this weekend, I was pleasantly surprised to see E! going deeper than the celebrity deaths due to prescription drug abuse. Their new special looked into everyday people&#8217;s struggle with prescription painkiller and sedative addictions.
The show profiled different types of people—from the typical juvenile druggie, to the overachiever, to the unintentional addiction [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Addiction and Mental Health Parity explained</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:54:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the mental health parity laws going into effect in October of 2009, the levels of health care available to those struggling from addiction or mental health issues have increased. Under the new Wellstone Parity Act, group health policies and employers must provide equal or higher coverage to addiction and mental illness as they would [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Innovative College Recovery Programs</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:23:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With more and more adolescents and young adults seeking drug and alcohol treatment, there have been some distinct innovations in the recovery sector of colleges. According to research done at Yale University, adolescents and young adults are more prone to addiction due to their still-developing brains. There are nearly 50,000 college-age kids in America who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Suboxone- the pluses and minuses</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:52:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Suboxone (or buprenorphin) seems to be all the rage these days. With the power of the multi-lateral corporation Reckitt Benckiser (whose exclusive license on Suboxone brought in fifteen percent of their overall revenue in 2009), a huge push is being made to medical doctors to prescribe Suboxone as a way to combat heroin use. Since [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mental Health Issues on the Rise</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 12:09:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new study from San Diego State University found that FIVE TIMES as many high school and college students are dealing with anxiety, depression and other mental health issues as youth of the same age who were studied in the late 1930s and early 1940s.
&#8220;It&#8217;s another piece of the puzzle &#8220;” that yes, this does [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A new year, a new start.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With a new year (and a new decade as well, depending on who you ask) upon us, we in the addiction world often see many people come to us with New Years resolutions, things such as:
&#8220;2010 will be the year I get sober.&#8221;
&#8220;Maybe I should cut down on my drinking.&#8221;
&#8220;This is the year I talk [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recovery and the Holiday Season</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 23:24:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The holidays tend to be a tough time for any family struggling with substance abuse or other compulsive disorders. Since there seems to be quite a bit of family time, a family member who may be using drugs or recently out of treatment will most certainly be exposed to more family time than they&#8217;re used [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New York State adds stronger drunk driving laws</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:54:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As reported by the Associated Press yesterday (via the New York Times), New York State legislators agreed on tougher drunk driving laws.Basically, the law has created a stiffer penalty for those who drive under the influence with a child in the car, turning the DUI from a misdemeanor to a felony. The agreement will also [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Worldwide Heroin Problems Growing</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:36:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Looks like CNN has been reading our blog! A post of theirs last night talked about treating heroin addicts with heroin, something we wrote about almost a month ago. Glad to see a large media source picking up on the news, and making it a topic of discussion.
A headlining article on the CNN website today [...]]]></description>
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