Physician: Drug abuse common in ER setting

Physician: Drug Abuse Common in ER Setting

Physician: Drug abuse common in ER setting
Many who abuse drugs do so with medications that are legal when prescribed by a physician, and those people typically take too much of the drug, steal it from others, sell prescription medications to get money for other drugs, and make frequent trips …
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Somerset to host drug abuse conversation
from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, April 3, at Somerset High School about the dangers of prescription drug abuse and how it's a leading cause of heroin use. Advertisement. “This is a community issue,” said Somerset middle and high school health …
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Pilot Dauphin County program helps prison inmates continue substance abuse …
“Often a person's addiction is the root cause of the behavior that landed them in prison,'' said Commissioner George P. Hartwick III, who oversees the county's human services. “If we want to cut down on recidivism, we need to make sure these …
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