Op-Ed: Treating Addiction Like a Disease – Medically Assisted Treatment

Op-Ed: Treating addiction like a disease – medically assisted treatment
Public figures in the media will say it is a disease; just consider the two most recent cases with Toronto mayor Rob Ford and Republican Henry 'Trey' Radel who are both suffering through cocaine addictions. The answer may be that it is a combination of … Read more on DigitalJournal.com

Source in drug trial admits using BPD pay for habit
Assistant State's Attorney Mark Thom said in opening statements that “this case is about bad decisions” by Frazier, who delivered cocaine to the police source. An undercover Bloomington police officer was called to testify about his work as the … Read more on Bloomington Pantagraph

With help from probation group, moms hope to regain child custody.
When her husband was killed in a car accident, she turned to prescription pills and cocaine “to kill the pain,” as she put it. Kelmen was 21 and already a single mom of a 5-year-old girl when heroin addiction left her facing larceny and assault and … Read more on The Patriot Ledger