Brunswick Drug Treatment Center Offers Addicts 'Second Chance'

Brunswick drug treatment center offers addicts 'second chance'

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Keith Amato, 35, tells his story of addiction and getting his life back together without drugs at Mid Coast Hospital's Addiction Resource Center in Brunswick in September 2012. Buy Photo. BRUNSWICK, Maine — Kenji Yamauchi woke up in a Portland …
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Charity cites acupuncture success

Filed under: drug addiction treatments

Charity cites acupuncture success in treating addiction. A lottery-funded scheme in Wiltshire has helped more than 600 people cope with drug addiction using acupuncture, a charity has said. The New Highway charity has used the alternative therapy, …
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Promising new treatment for cocaine addiction adds stimulant drugs

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Cocaine dependence is a devilishly difficult addiction to break, owing to the drug's unique chemical ability both to reward users and to disrupt their impulse-control mechanisms. But a surprising drug combination may offer an equally clever way to …
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Growing number are struggling to deal with drug addictions and homelessness

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The Eskelson's are recovering addicts and had been clean for five weeks as of Sept. 29 while living homeless in Portland, Oreg. 'Portland offers a lot,' Jacquelyn said. 'Treatment, food, showers. It's really been great.' Sept. 29, 2012 / Alton Strupp …
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