URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v00/n138/a05.html
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Pubdate: Thu, 27 Jan 2000
Source: Press-Enterprise (CA)
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Author: Aldrin Brown, The Press-Enterprise
ADDICTS FIGHT TO GET AND STAY CLEAN
Giving up the drug for good is a long and difficult process, say experts,
but treatment programs can help.
Drug counselor Michael Halcomb knows what he's talking about when he warns
clients about the cravings, sleep disorders, concentration problems and
emotional instability common to recovering methamphetamine addicts.
Three years ago, Halcomb received counseling himself through the San
Bernardino County Drug Court program for his own meth addiction, after
serving a year in jail for methamphetamine manufacturing.
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