Addict on quitting drugs at Wrexham's Hafen Wen detox centre
Rob Thomas visited the Hafen Wen detox centre in Wrexham as the UK government is being urged to consider a system of drugs decriminalisation pioneered in Portugal. The Home Affairs Committee said it was impressed by Portugal's approach – where …
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ICE: Geelong detox spots are always full
Ice is not a drug you can do a week-long detox for, and then it's gone. We also need to address the reason that led to the drug use in the first place, whether that's childhood trauma, abuse or depression … whatever it may be. We need to treat that …
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Recovering addict decries detox worker cuts
The Cape Breton District Health Authority is replacing six workers known as counsellor attendants, who provide counselling and perform assessments on patients suffering from drug addiction. The counsellor attendants don't have the credentials to …
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