Ford Spotlight Raising Addiction Awareness

Published February 3, 2014

Ford spotlight raising addiction awareness
"It has done absolutely nothing except to make it worse, because people are saying this guy's crazy, he's on cocaine, he's a bad person," said Ujjainwalla, whose Recovery Ottawa clinic provides treatment for people hooked on opioids. "The way I see it …
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Our view: Addiction puts infants at risk
That was true 20 years ago, when addicted infants were being born to mothers using crack cocaine and injectable heroin. Now, doctors say the big nemesis is … “We have to find ways to get these women into treatment. Illicit drug and prescription drug …
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Worcester program to help ex-prisoners get fresh start gets funding to expand
People turn back to a criminal lifestyle because of a lack of housing, lack of jobs, and because they don't have access to treatment they need for substance abuse and other hurdles, Ms. Stone said. She pointed to the cost of housing an inmate, which …
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