Monthly Archives: November 2008

Vancouver’s Safe Environment for Drug Addicts

Posted on November 19, 2008 by Bill

Faced with a horrific drug problem, Vancouver is trying a radical experiment: Let junkies be junkies.… Vancouver’s Safe Environment for Drug Addicts And Mark Ericson follows up with another article: Safe injection may save system $14-million CARLY WEEKS Globe and … Continue reading →

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Alcoholism: A Progressive, Predictable Disease

Posted on November 11, 2008 by Bill

One of the interesting things about alcohol abuse and alcoholism is the way one progresses into the other over time. The progression runs in the same general sequence regardless of our age or gender. Unless interrupted by some sort of … Continue reading →

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Extended Replacement Therapy Helps Drug-Addicted Teens

Posted on November 5, 2008 by Bill

For the study, Woody’s team randomly assigned 152 young people to 12 weeks of treatment with buprenorphine and naloxone, or to two weeks of treatment with the same drug combination. Patients in both groups also received individual and group counseling. … Continue reading →