drug addiction
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D.C. Tops Nation in Drug Abuse
Drug problems abound in the U.S., most prominently in the District of Columbia, according to a new WalletHub report.
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Opioid Addiction: A Matter of Black and White?
Minority patients use fewer opioids, researchers say, and a 2016 study found that black patients are significantly less likely to…
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Tony Lewis Jr.’s Message Gives Students Hope
By his 11th birthday, Tony Lewis Jr.’s father, alleged head of a D.C. drug syndicate, had served nearly two years…
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Addict Amnesty: Police Give Heroin Addicts Support, Rehab
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press GLOUCESTER, Mass. – The young woman nursing a fresh black eye has come to the…
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Report: Number of US Heroin Users Rose 300,000 Over a Decade
MIKE STOBBE, AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The number of U.S. heroin users has grown by nearly 300,000…
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Friends Common Source of Abused Prescription Meds
LINDSEY TANNER, AP Medical Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Most people who abuse addictive prescription painkillers get them for free from…
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