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Arizona gets Substance Abuse Task Force to fight addiction
By: Admin On: 03-01-2016 Category: addiction, drug addiction, Recovery, substance abuse Comment: 0
Long-term recovery from an addiction can be a lifelong process for many addicts. To combat the menace of heroin and other drugs’ addiction in his state, Governor Doug Ducey set up the Arizona Substance Abuse Task Force recently. On February 23, 2016 Ducey announced the members of the Arizona Substance Abuse Task Force that will […]
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Synthetic marijuana: “Spicing” things up!
By: Staff Writer On: 10-01-2015 Category: addiction, Addiction Treatment, Recovery, Treatment Centers Comment: 0
In Phoenix and Maricopa County, 45 people were reported to be involved in Spice exposures in 2014 and three in just the beginning of 2015, according to the statistics gathered by Banner Good Samaritan Poison and Drug Information Center. Designed to mimic the active element in marijuana called tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), Spice comes in the form […]
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Alcohol poisoning on the rise in Phoenix, Arizona
By: Staff Writer On: 09-30-2015 Category: addiction, Addiction Treatment, alcohol abuse, Recovery, Treatment Centers Comment: 0
Earlier in January this year, a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was released that reported Arizona to have experienced the fourth highest death rate due to alcohol poisoning in the U.S. between 2010 and 2012. According to the recent government report, deaths as a result of alcohol poisoning are averaging […]
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Rising marijuana usage in Phoenix
By: Staff Writer On: 07-16-2015 Category: Addiction Treatment, Recovery, Treatment Centers Comment: 4
Marijuana is the most widely used drug in the state of Arizona. During the past decade, Arizona ended up becoming the “gateway” for drug trafficking, particularly marijuana, into the U.S. from Mexico. Furthermore, the drug is also cultivated in the state itself in houses or other facilities. By 2009, drug seizures in Arizona accounted for […]