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    Posted March 24, 2016

    Heroin and Prescription Painkillers the #1 Cause of Accidental Death

    The Senate passed a bipartisan bill recently to help states and local governments fight Americans’ growing addiction to heroin and prescription painkillers — an epidemic that has caused [...]

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    Overdose Deaths From Sedatives Have Surged

    Excerpt from Mayo Clinic, Jeff Olsen (March 2, 2016) Overdose deaths involving benzodiazepine drugs, a class of sedatives that includes Xanax, Valium and Klonopin, have increased more than [...]

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    California May Raise the Smoking Age to 21

    The California state Senate passed a bill on Thursday to raise the state’s smoking age to 21 — a move that health advocates hope will reverberate across the country, say the [...]

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    The Importance of Aftercare

    The emphasis on long-term outcomes in addiction treatment is relatively new, even though leaders in the treatment field have been saying for years that four weeks of inpatient treatment is not [...]

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    Life Can Be Full

    Dear A Way Out, I wanted to reach out again and tell you once more how grateful I am for the staff at A Way Out.  This past year has been the best year of my life – thanks in great part to [...]

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    I Am Doing Great

    Hi A Way Out, I just wanted to let you know that I am doing great. Almost a year ago I went to treatment and when I think of A Way Out I realize how thankful I am that you were available when I [...]

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    Supporting My Journey

    Dear A Way Out, Thank you so much for supporting my journey towards sobriety.  I am very grateful for the work you do and the hope you give so many of us who have struggled. I look forward to [...]

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    Posted March 1, 2016

    A Stroke’s Brain Damage May Point to Neurological Source of Addiction

    September 8, 2015, Addiction Magazine A pair of studies suggests that a region of the brain – called the insular cortex – may hold the key to treating addiction. Scientists have come [...]

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