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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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New Year's resolutions and parties are troubling for the chemically dependent

Saturday, December 26th, 2009

New Year's resolutions, and holiday festivities can be a burden for the chemically dependent because one involves a commitment, and the other a...
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U.S. soldiers abusing prescription drugs at high rate

Thursday, December 17th, 2009 · 1 comment

One in 4 U.S. soldiers have admitted to abusing prescription drugs in a one year period according to a Pentagon report released Wednesday, 12-17-09....
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Teens more likely to get high on drugs than smoke cigarettes

Monday, December 14th, 2009 · 1 comment

Teens are more likely to get high on drugs than smoke cigarettes according to a federal study released on December 14, 2009. The study was conducted...
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Kids getting high on hand sanitizers

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Kids getting high on hand sanitizers is becoming an increasing problem over the last couple of years as poisonings have risen. The American...
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Tiger Woods plus Ambien equals the sleepwalking golfer

Tiger's Woods' reported use of Ambien as an aphrodisiac is yet another problem the world's number one golfer may need to address on top of his chronic...
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Online pharmacies: Ordering death

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

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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Great American Smoke Out 2009 and beyond

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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