Drug Addiction – Short video on heroin addiction. Produced by Friedkin Digital for Wiley & Sons, Inc. Part of a companion series for a university level textbook, “Abnormal Psychology” 11th edition by authors Ann M. Kring, Sheri L. Johnson, Gerald C. Davison, & John M. Neale. Additional footage courtesy of Greg Scott Sawbuck Productions DePaul University …dedicated to the memory of his sister, Julie. © Copyright 2009

For Drug Users, a Swift Response Is the Best Medicine

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It was 2008, and substance abuse was soaring, particularly among young people whose drugs of choice were pharmaceuticals like OxyContin, a highly addictive pain killer that has an effect similar to heroin but is much easier to obtain. … 2008, through …
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HUNSTANTON: Heroin addict thief at 'last chance saloon'

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A prolific thief and long-term heroin addict is in the “last chance saloon” after being given a suspended prison sentence. Billy Edge was … The suspended sentence also includes a new six-month drug rehabilitation order and 12 months supervision …
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