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Michael is a metro Detroiter with a passion for helping individuals and their families understand issues with substance abuse. He is a recovering addict, former substance abuse counselor, paralegal, and is pursuing publication of the book he wrote, Crash Test Addict. You can reach him at crashtestaddict@gmail.com.

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Evaluating a drug treatment facility for your teen

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009 · 1 comment

Choosing the right drug treatment facility for your teen is a decision parents would rather not have to make,. but the fact remains many will. Knowing...
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World AIDS Day 2009: Time to remember

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

World AIDS Day is today, December 1st, 2009, and a reminder that much needs to be done in combating this disease. The Detroit Health Department is...
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Tiger Woods' accident drug related?

Saturday, November 28th, 2009 · 2 comments

Tiger Woods' recent accident may have been drug related despite police saying alcohol was not a factor. What about drugs? The number 1 golfer in the...
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Online pharmacies: Ordering death

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

Online pharmacies in the Phillipines are an easy method of obtaining drugs of abuse, and may well be selling death with just a few clicks of a mouse....
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Miley Cyrus tour bus crash, one dead

Friday, November 20th, 2009

The recent crash of Miley Cyrus' tour bus early this Friday morning on the 20th of November 2009 cost a life. The accident is just one of many that...
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Addiction: Is detox a factor in avoiding drug treatment?

Friday, November 20th, 2009

Drug addiction involving detox treatment is often responsible for many addicts avoiding the help. This leaves these people with few alternatives, one...
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Great American Smoke Out 2009 and beyond

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

Today is the Great American Smoke Out challenge encouraging tobacco smokers to quit this terrible addiction, or make plans to stop on the 19th of...
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War vets suffering addictions at high rate

Nineteen percent of war veterans returning home from the Afghanistan and Iraq war have been treated by the Veteran’s Administration for...
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Cocaine cache discovered in Detroit

Crack Cocaine A cocaine cache was discovered on 11-14-09 in the parking lot of a Detroit nightclub called the Splash Bar, and a man arrested in the...
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FDA eliminating caffeine in alcohol?

The FDA wants to eliminate caffeine in alcoholic beverages, and sent letters on November 13, 2009 to some 30 manufacturers asking them how they felt...
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