Meth Addict Hopes His Pain Helps Others
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Wide-eyed and appearing catatonic, Shawn Bridges couldn&#039;t muster any talk from his hospital bed, his gaunt, tattooed body wracked by years of abusing the powerfully addictive witch&#039;s brew of chemicals that is methamphetamine.
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Larry, a 53-year-old heroin addict, has two cardinal rules: Never shoot up alone, and shoot up only one person at a time. If one overdoses, &quot;you need someone there to bring you back,&quot; he said. Larry, who asked that his last name not be used because of his habit, recited his rules after hearing that a mixture of heroin and a powerful painkiller has been killing users who believe they are taking heroin alone.
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NEW YORK - A well-wisher from Chicago hoped he would have a speedy recovery. An admirer who had just read his autobiography felt it was like having a friend in the hospital...
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SANTA CRUZ, Calif. - A jail inmate allowed to attend a family funeral returned to the jailhouse 12 hours later with a stash of drugs and syringes in his stomach, authorities said.  Joshua Robertson, 30, of Boulder Creek, had been in jail since Oct.
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A good man is hurting today and thereâs probably nothing that any of us can do for him. No amount of kind words and no amount of encouragement can serve as novocaine enough to dull the pain that Ron Zook is feeling.
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Greetings. My name is Angel Raich. Since you&#39;re a supporter of the Drug Policy Alliance and ending our nation&#39;s &quot;war on drugs,&quot; you may have heard of me.
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Business & money: Former Telegraph owner says his faith is providing comfort - although he seems to acknowledge he may be destined for prison.
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A groundbreaking California program designed to get drug abusers the medical help they need and alleviate strain on the state's prison system faced challenges in its first six months, according to a new study.
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When Dr. Jonathan Brodie travels to Mexico to oversee a study of an experimental medicine for methamphetamine and cocaine addicts, he&#39;s greeted by people clamoring to shake his hand, kiss his
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Â· Number of people treated almost doubles Â· Focus on heroin and crack 'should be reviewed'
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CHANDLER, Ariz. - A man who started a small fire while cooking methamphetamine drove to a Wal-Mart to buy a fire extinguisher when he couldn't put out the flames, sheriff's deputies said.
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Lost star Naveen Andrews has revealed that he struggled with drug addiction
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Who's next? Ozzy? A Swedish man is to receive sickness benefits for his addiction to heavy metal music.â¦
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Jerry Stahl indirectly owes his latest success, a fictional memoir of the silent film actor Roscoe Arbuckle, to a heroin addiction he overcame a decade ago.
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In a search for what could be the ultimate cure for drug addiction, scientists have developed a vaccine which prevents the body from getting high.
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At one time in his life, Alvin Carpenter was spiritually bankrupt and addicted to drugs. Using dirty needles, he became infected with the AIDS virus. Seemingly helpless and hopeless, he was all but disowned by his family.
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Naloxone has lately become a tool for states and cities struggling to reduce stubbornly high death rates among opiate users.