Rick Perry and State Senator Jane Nelson Want Texas to Drug Test Welfare …

Rick Perry and State Senator Jane Nelson Want Texas to Drug Test Welfare …

Filed under: drug addiction help for families

In addition, parents or relatives who get it sign a "Personal Responsibility Agreement" promising not to abuse alcohol or drugs, to look for work, not to voluntarily quit a job, and keep up with child support payments, among other things. But Nelson …
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Forum addresses North County epidemic of prescription drug abuse

Filed under: drug addiction help for families

"When we ask for help, it's like surrender," she said. "You just want someone to take over and tell you what to do because you're at your wit's end." Whipple is just one of the many recovering prescription drug addicts in Northern Berkshire, where …
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Addicted prison inmates wait for help

Filed under: drug addiction help for families

The women, inmates at the Western Kentucky Correctional Complex near Eddyville, were locked up for selling drugs, burglary, assault — crimes that often stemmed from their addictions. Each one is trying to break the cycle of using drugs, committing …
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Operation OpioidSAFE Rescues Wounded Soldiers From Prescription Drug …

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13, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — The United States Army is taking action to help wounded soldiers avoid the added crisis of a prescription drug addiction. Doctors and researchers are now emphasizing providing non-pharmaceutical treatment for pain …
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