Shelby
04-07-2006, 09:19 PM
New drug treats the new face of addiction; And for the first time, help comes from the doctor's office, not the methadone clinic
Rita Rubin
USA Today
January 24, 2006
The swans that winter near David Alexander's home depend on the couple of hundred pounds or so of goose feed he scatters each day. Only a third of the cygnets, the baby swans, live through their first harsh Connecticut winter.
Like the toughest cygnets, Alexander, 56, is a survivor. After years of battling an addiction to painkillers that were prescribed for numerous injuries he suffered while racing motorcycles, Alexander no longer craves the narcotics.
For Full Article (http://www.facesandvoicesofrecovery.org/in_the_news/2006-01-24_bupe.php)
Rita Rubin
USA Today
January 24, 2006
The swans that winter near David Alexander's home depend on the couple of hundred pounds or so of goose feed he scatters each day. Only a third of the cygnets, the baby swans, live through their first harsh Connecticut winter.
Like the toughest cygnets, Alexander, 56, is a survivor. After years of battling an addiction to painkillers that were prescribed for numerous injuries he suffered while racing motorcycles, Alexander no longer craves the narcotics.
For Full Article (http://www.facesandvoicesofrecovery.org/in_the_news/2006-01-24_bupe.php)