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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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Tiger Woods plus Ambien equals the sleepwalking golfer

Saturday, December 5th, 2009

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

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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Addiction: Is detox a factor in avoiding drug treatment?

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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Halloween spent in jail for many Kentuckians

A Kentucky drug raid reported by kypost.com on 10-29-09 is the largest illegal prescription drug ring bust in the state's history, and rounded up...
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Drugs of abuse, a visual primer

Drugs of abuse come in many shapes, colors, and sizes, and the slideshow here is meant to give you a visual primer on what some of these substances...
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Scarface isn't to blame for ease of obtaining drugs-medicine cabinets, friends, and relatives are

Scarface's of the world are not the one's turning your teens on to prescription drugs, or street drugs in general. It's the people they know,...
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Prescription drugs on killing spree, abuse the cause

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Prescription drug use, and abuse has been on a steady course of exposure for quite some time now, but it has been at the expense of entirely too many...
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Stimulants: Substance Abuse Treatment 101

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If a spider can't build a web after being exposed to drugs, what makes you think you can? Stimulants are a class of drugs causing rapid physical and...
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CNS depressants: Substance Abuse Treatment 101

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CNS, or central nervous system depressant drugs are widely abused in the United States, and represent a large portion of the medications being misused...
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Benzodiazepines no joke

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Benzodiazepines are used to treat a variety of physical and psychological conditions. Unfortunately, these drugs are highly addictive, and withdrawals...
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