Will treating addiction as a 'disease' combat a growing epidemic?

Will treating addiction as a 'disease' combat a growing epidemic?

Filed under: Drug Treatment Help Baltimore

The thinking at MusiCares Foundation and Map Fund, which help music people with emergency financial assistance and addiction recovery resources, concurs with the idea that addiction is a disease. "The shame around addiction is — simply put — a …
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Lucas angry with NFL for ignoring its role in his painkiller addiction

Filed under: Drug Treatment Help Baltimore

He's owning up to and acknowledging his role in his addiction. He's sought appropriate help. It seems he is on the right path for now as he is clearly saying the right things. How you get that he wants to blame someone else out of what he said is …
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When an overdose is a homicide

Filed under: Drug Treatment Help Baltimore

Medical Examiner David R. Fowler's reason for declining to state a cause of death in most overdose cases is reasonable from a criminal justice perspective and crucial for Baltimore's successful efforts to treat overdoses as a public health problem …
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Baltimore Drug Injury Lawyer Says Report Underscores Concerns about

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Baltimore drug injury lawyer Robert K. Jenner says the latest edition of QuarterWatch reinforces widespread concerns about serious health risks linked to the prescription blood thinner, Pradaxa. “A patient taking Pradaxa needs to know about these risks …
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