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* This feature aired on KEDM Public Radio (Monroe, La.) in May 2004.
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In the second part of a series on addiction, Kate Archer talks with two people on different sides of the table: a clinic manager who diagnoses and treats people with alcohol and drug addictions and an addict who not only kicked his drug habit, but has gone on to achieve remarkable academic success.
* This feature aired on KEDM Public Radio (Monroe, La.) in May 2004.
Suggested Intro:
In the second part of a series on addiction, Kate Archer talks with two people on different sides of the table: a clinic manager who diagnoses and treats people with alcohol and drug addictions and an addict who not only kicked his drug habit, but has gone on to achieve remarkable academic success.
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* This feature aired on KEDM Public Radio (Monroe, La.) in May 2004. Suggested Intro: In the second part of a series on addiction, Kate Archer talks with two people on different sides of the table: a clinic manager who diagnoses and treats people with alcohol and drug addictions and an addict who not only kicked his drug habit, but has gone on to achieve remarkable academic success.
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VO: An estimated 22 million Americans suffer from substance abuse due to drugs, alcohol or both. That’s about the population of Texas. Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug. 14.6 million Americans use it. Consider that’s the combined populations of four states: Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi and Alabama. These are the latest figures released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in their National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Seven years ago, Nathan Scott of Spearsville, Louisiana, decided not to be a statistic. He sought help for his drug addiction that started with marijuana and LSD and steadily intensified to IV drugs like cocaine, dilaudid, heroine, and morphine.
Soundbite: The scary thing is, once a real addict starts down that road it’s really hard to stop. You can’t just stop. t’s sort of like telling someone to stop breathing. Just concentrate and t...
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