Fire kills 26 at Peru addiction clinic – www.euronews.net A fire at a drugs and alcohol rehabilitation clinic in Peru has killed 26 patients – all men – and injured 10 others. Reports say they had been locked in to stop them fleeing during treatment. The private ‘Christ is Love’ centre in the capital Lima was reportedly unlicenced and had previously been ordered to close.

Pittsfield Residents Get Some Answers on Methadone Clinic

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Dr. Jennifer Michaels, medical director of the Brien Center, said the most debilitating aspect of drug addiction was the constant "peaks and valleys" of intoxication and withdrawal. Instead of producing a pleasurable high, methadone acts as a longer …
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Addiction & Mental Illness: My Quarter-Life Crisis

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28, 2010 I called the campus mental health clinic and told the receptionist I was going to kill myself. She asked me to come in immediately for an evaluation and set me up with a very helpful therapist. I met with a therapist as well as an advising …
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