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'Diversion' Programs Send More to Treatment, Instead of Prison

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After getting caught helping make counterfeit checks, David Ahrens escaped a six-month prison term by entering a yearlong "diversion" program that he said treated his drug-and-alcohol addiction. "Without a doubt, that is one of the best things that has …
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Weight Loss Drug Topamax May Curb Cocaine Addiction

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Weight Loss Drug May Curb Cocaine Addiction The drug Topamax (topiramate), typically used to treat epilepsy and more recently weight loss, may also help people addicted to both cocaine and alcohol use less cocaine, according to a new study.
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