Lamar Odom Enters Rehab for Drug and Alcohol Abuse (REPORT) (UPDATE)
Lamar Odom Enters Rehab For Drug And Alcohol Abuse (REPORT) (UPDATE)
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Odom has struggled with addiction in the past, violating NBA drug policies twice in eight months back in 2001 for his marijuana use. "I've made a couple [of mistakes] and I may make a couple again," he said in a press conference at the time, "but …
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Prescription drug abuse at epidemic levels
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Sullivan County is a beautiful region right on the edge of the Tennessee-Virginia state line. The county holds two cities, one nicknamed the “Model City” which houses the international headquarters of Eastman Chemical Co. and the other containing a …
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County gets federal grant to reduce drug addiction
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Jackson County has received a federal grant designed to attack prescription drug addiction from several angles and reduce opiate abuse in the Rogue Valley. The grant of $ 393,575 will be used to help physicians more easily access information from the …
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Ohio judge tries drug to rehabilitate addicted inmates
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Generally, distributing medication for addiction is not a common practice in jails, according to the federal National Institute on Drug Abuse. Orman Hall, director of the Ohio Governor's Opiate Action Team, said he doesn't know of any other jails in …
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