Updated: Seven Charged in Cloquet Drug Investigation

Published December 26, 2012

Updated: Seven charged in Cloquet drug investigation

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Methadone, a drug available since the 1960s and deemed by the National Institute of Health and the Centers for Disease Control as “the most effective treatment for opiate addiction,” is in essence a risk-versus-reward system. Proponents say it's better …
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Quality, Not Quantity, of Cravings Predicts Relapse

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There is a large volume of research on addiction, and more specifically, the mechanisms that cause relapse in individuals undergoing drug addiction treatment. The majority of people who enter a rehabilitation program also begin substance addiction …
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Vancouver's Downtown Eastside feeling gentrification squeeze

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Vancouver's city council, the provincial government and developers behind such projects say the Downtown Eastside is going through a rejuvenation that will help the neighbourhood thrive and will actually bring in more affordable and social housing …
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