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How to tackle the opioid epidemic
By: Admin On: 02-19-2016 Category: Detox, Opioid addiction, Opioids, recovery Comment: 0
Opioid addiction severely alters the brain and brings about a drastic change in its functioning. Attaining sobriety is a long and arduous journey requiring intense treatment and coping with multiple relapses. President Barack Obama seeking nearly $1.1 billion in his final budget, for financial year 2017, to combat opioid addiction echoes the gravity of the […]
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Measure A: Regulation of medical marijuana
By: Staff Writer On: 10-02-2015 Category: addiction, addiction treatment, recovery, treatment centers Comment: 0
On June 2, 2015, Measure A, which was on the ballot to allow and regulate medical marijuana dispensaries in Riverside was defeated. If it passed, Measure A would have lifted Riverside’s ban on medical marijuana dispensaries. According to the Press Enterprise (PE), the initiative would have allowed the availability of one dispensary per 30,000 residents […]
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Riverside’s meth journey
By: Staff Writer On: 10-01-2015 Category: addiction, addiction treatment, recovery, treatment centers Comment: 0
In the late 1990s, Riverside emerged as the “methamphetamine capital of the world” and maintained the title up until the late 2000s. More recently, even though numerous meth ‘cook houses’ have been eliminated and stringent laws have been tightened, demand for the drug can still be traced back to Riverside. The Riverside and San Bernardino […]