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NEW PLATEAUS Is Addiction a Disease?
With all the reality TV such as "My Strange Addiction","Celebrity Rehab", and "Hoarders", there's never been a time when addiction has been more widely observed. Additionally, I've noticed from scien...
Posted on 4/23/13 at 8:54 AM
PARENT INFORMATION CENTER Thank You Mary Adkins
Mary Adkins shared her amazing journey, a story of addiction, life, and learning. Thirty-five people came out; each for their own reason, on the coldest night of winter to hear Mary's heart story. We...
Posted on 3/17/13 at 2:32 PM
STAFF BLOG NIE ROCKS! You are invited...
Mary Adkins Shares Her Story of addiction and recovery Thursday January 31, 2013 6:308:00 PM Location: Lewis & Clark Elementary School, Grand Forks Sponsored by GF Parent Information Center The G...
Posted on 1/29/13 at 1:00 PM
COBBERS ON THE BRAIN Alcohol, a Three-Headed Monster
Alcoholism is an issue in the United States that most people try to understand. In the class Neurochemistry, the chemical world often bumps heads with the psychological world. Alcohol abuse and ethano...
Posted on 12/18/12 at 4:43 PM
THE NEW FORTY Frutista frenzy...
I don't fancy myself as an addictive personality, but with my behavior of late I may need to re-think that. I have acquired a bit of an addiction that seems to be gaining control over me. My addiction...
Posted on 8/27/12 at 5:13 PM
Former drug dealer: Getting methadone paid for by state ‘was an easy scam’ 
When Brandon Castellano was a drug dealer working in Cloquet and Duluth, he sold marijuana and pain-killers such as Oxycontin — but his most profitable drug was methadone, he said.
By Brandon Stahl , September 17, 2012
Despite drawbacks, many consider methadone the best treatment for opiate addiction
It might not be perfect, but it’s the best solution we’ve got.
That sums up why proponents of methadone say that despite the risks, it’s the best treatment for opiate addiction.
By John Lundy and Brandon Stahl , September 17, 2012
Methadone treatment: Do the risks outweigh the potential rewards?
Methadone, a drug deemed by the National Institute of Health and the Centers for Disease Control “the most effective treatment for opiate addiction,” is in essence a risk-versus-reward system.
By Brandon Stahl , September 17, 2012
'Wellness court' aims at addiction
Fred Isham sits near a blazing fire just outside Cass Lake on the Leech Lake Indian Reservation. The 37-year-old tribal member helped build the fire to heat carefully selected stones that will be used in a nearby sweat lodge.
By Tom Robertson , September 08, 2012
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Baby boomers filling drug clinics
They came of age in the drug-fueled psychedelic ‘60s, and faced adulthood’s pressures as medications became a common way to deal with anxiety, pain and stress.
By Diane C. Lade , July 09, 2012
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Recovering addict blazes a new path through recovery program
Thanks to Sister’s Path, a Fargo-based comprehensive recovery program, Sarah Bath has her life back. Sister’s Path provides stable, long-term housing along with chemical dependency treatment to single, homeless, addicted women who wish to live clean and sober.
By Tammy Swift , May 13, 2012
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Up to $27 billion at stake in historic Canadian tobacco suit
Canada's three largest tobacco companies are set to square off against a group of Quebec smokers in a landmark civil case that is considered the biggest in Canadian history, with up to $27 billion in damages and penalties at stake.
By Sidhartha Banerjee , March 10, 2012
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Report: Heroin, painkiller use in Twin Cities at all-time high
Nearly one in five patients entering addiction treatment sought help for opiate addiction, according to the study. Heroin accounted for 10 percent of addiction treatment admissions during the first half of 2011, compared with 3.3 percent in 2000.
By Brady Gervais , January 31, 2012
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LETTER: Best tobacco addiction cure is prevention
The best cure for an addiction is prevention. The more we can get the word out about the harmful effects of smoking, the better-educated people are in making the decision to not light up in the first place.
By Dr. Jon Rice, Fargo , November 20, 2011
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Hazelden planning $30 million expansion at its center for teens
Concerned by shifting patterns of teen drug abuse and a shortage of treatment options for young addicts, the Hazelden Foundation is planning a $30 million expansion of its Center for Youth and Families in Plymouth, Minn.
By Jeremy Olson , September 07, 2011
Too much screen time? Experts might say you’re facing tech addiction
For most of the population, technology is a tool to enhance our lives. Our phone beeps, and we feel compelled to check whatever new text, email or tweet has come our way. Recently, indications of something more malicious have started to rumble. Technology has the potential to cause addictive behavior, experts say.
By Caitlin Johnston , July 21, 2011
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Home of Betty Ford's rehab center absorbs loss
When Betty Ford died Friday, she had outlived some of her most famous celebrity successes and saved the lives of many more, a legacy that inspired A-listers and average residents alike to pay tribute to a former First Lady who left her mark — and her name — all over the city she made famous.
By Anthony McCartney and Shaya Tayefe Mohajer , July 09, 2011
Mother: Rehab 'life-changing' for Lindsay Lohan
Lindsay Lohan's mother says her daughter's treatment for addiction at the Betty Ford Clinic has been "life-changing."
By Associated Press , November 08, 2010
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South Korea targets Internet addicts; 2 million hooked
Some 2 million people classified by the government as "Internet addicts" in South Korea, a nation of 49 million considered one of the most technologically wired in the world. Some are becoming increasingly violent.
By Sangwon Yoon , April 22, 2010
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