Valerie V.

Valerie V. – DOB: 3/18/64; Van Nuys, California. Basically my childhood was like a lot of being alone. I was born an only child. It was just me and my Mom since I was two and I was physically and sexually abused. I was physically abused by my baby sitter for a long time and sexually abused by my step-father when I was like nine and when I was twelve my step-father and my mother got divorced …

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mephedrone

Children found taking mephedrone as usage soars, say drug workers. Anecdotal evidence grows of drug’s prevalence on UK streets, while police in south Wales issue warning to parents and schools. Mephedrone was linked last year to 98 deaths in England and Wales.
Concerns over the dramatic rise in the use of mephedrone are intensifying as drug workers report seeing more children abusing the drug. In the last few days police in south Wales,

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Inhalants - Whippets

Inhalants are breathable chemical vapors that users intentionally inhale because of the chemicals’ mind-altering effects. The substances inhaled are often common household products that contain volatile solvents, aerosols, or gases.

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Keith K.

Clean at 17. 1st of all its sad I still feel I have to ‘qualify’ myself because Anyone can be an addict at any age from birth to death as drugs don’t make someone an addict . it is a byproduct of ‘ADDICTION’ and drugs were NOT my problem cuz when I found them around age 10 they became my ‘SOLUTION’ to life cuz I finally ‘fit in’ and felt a part of humanity so I did drugs as much and as …

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Michelle C.

Michelle C. – DOB: 3/11/70; Concord, Massachusetts. The next morning I took about 85 Tylenol, and I knew down deep down inside that I didn’t want to die. The thing was that I just didn’t want to live, and I planned that. I was going to take all this stuff and if I was lucky, I would end up in the hospital, and end up getting help, and if I wasn’t, I’d end up dying. Then I wouldn’t have to deal with …

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Articles

Afghan poppy

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cocaine haul

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youtube

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Bath Salts

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Cannabis

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Reduce Recidivism

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Online Assessment

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Michelle C.

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South Bronx

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Mark McElroy

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IS ADDICTION

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Richard T

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PCP

PCP the full name of which is phencyclidine, can produce hours of a frenzied high. The drug has unpredictable effects, and people under its influence have been known to behave erratically, from stripping off their clothing to killing with little or no provocation. The drug PCP was popular in the District in the 1970s and ’80s, when it was known as Love Boat or Buck Naked, Because many of its users shed their …

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Heroin and Opium

Heroin – morphine, and opium: shortcuts to paradise – heroin detox, heroin addiction, detoxification from opiates and heroin. Dacetylmorphine (INN)), also known as diamorphine (BAN), is a semi-synthetic opioid drug synthesized from morphine, a derivative of the opium poppy. It is the 3,6-diacetyl ester of morphine (di (two)-acetyl-morphine). The white crystalline form is commonly …

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REEL Recovery

Writers In Treatment. The REEL Recovery Film Festival. This multi-day event is a celebration of film, the arts, writing and creativity. We showcase filmmakers who make honest films about addiction, alcoholism, behavioral disorders, treatment and recovery. Slated for screening is an eclectic lineup of contemporary and classic films, documentaries and shorts from American and international, first-time

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