Drug Abuse

Secret World of Drug-Addict Doctors
News of doctor and nurse drug overdoses hit the press this week, highlighting an ongoing (and growing) problem. Drug Addiction – Yahoo News Search Results

More addicts mean more armed robberies, pharmacists warn
Pharmacists in Newfoundland and Labrador say the province must do more to get drug addiction under control to stop an increase of armed robberies. Drug Addiction – Yahoo News Search Results

South Bend IN Alcohol Drug Rehab Launches Updated Intervention Program
Family members looking for a way to interrupt their loved one's drug addiction now have a way to do so. For a no-cost consultation, call 574-807-6617. (PRWeb April 24, 2014) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/South-Bend-IN-drug-rehab/drug-treatment-alcohol/prweb11783236.htm Drug Addiction – Yahoo News Search Results

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Paterson NJ Alcohol Drug Rehab Launches Expanded Residential Treatment …
New awakenings through therapy take place and they begin to see what life with drugs robbed them of thanks to abuse. The drug rehab offers classes on eating better, understanding addiction, and prayer and meditation. These mixed together, along with …
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Maine's prescription addiction tearing families apart
She says people who become addicted to prescription drugs have a hard time understanding how it happened. "They were being prescribed it for chronic pain. They were being prescribed it for anxiety," she stated. "That is one of their biggest barriers is …
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Combating prescription drug abuse – Petaluma Argus Courier

Combating prescription drug abuse Petaluma Argus Courier Today, she's trying not to be angry about the two years of her life she lost to a painkiller addiction. Her downward spiral started off like so many: she was prescribed painkillers after a routine surgery and began taking the pills recreationally. One …

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Pre-teen prescription drug abuse rising in Lincoln County – KMOV.com

Pre-teen prescription drug abuse rising in Lincoln County KMOV.com (KMOV.com) – Officials have told News 4 that prescription drug abuse is rising among pre-teens in Lincoln County. Authorities have told News 4 that more people are abusing prescription drugs than heroin, LSD, inhalants, and cocaine combined. According … and more »

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A Growing Number of Americans: Drug Abuse Is a Health Issue, Not a Crime
The U.S. Department of Justice reports that in 2011 nearly half of all inmates in federal prison were serving time for drug offenses, while the Washington Post notes that 20 percent of all inmates in state prison are currently there for similar reasons …
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Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic
Everyone knows someone who has been seriously affected by prescription drug abuse. Yet, when a report issued late last year revealed that the leading cause of accidental death in the United States is drug overdose — primarily from prescription drugs …
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Prescription Abuse Summit Notebook: The statistics of opiate addiction – Fall River Herald News

Prescription Abuse Summit Notebook: The statistics of opiate addiction Fall River Herald News This week, at the National RX Drug Abuse Summit, a slew of statistics have been put forth in several PowerPoint presentations, lectures and discussions of what the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have described as a national "epidemic … and more »

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Drug-related death, illness statistics grim in Mercer, McDowell – Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Drug-related death, illness statistics grim in Mercer, McDowell Bluefield Daily Telegraph PRINCETON — Southern West Virginia's persistent drug–abuse problem is now evident in state statistics: Both Mercer County and neighboring McDowell County have some of the highest rates for drug overdoses and drug-related health problems.

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County had more child abuse reports, revictimization in 2013
Helpful information includes parent and child name, address, school, work place and license plate number. While reports of child abuse and … After children have been removed from a home, CYFD cannot tell parents they must complete court-ordered …
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Situation: Critical
… opioid, stimulant and various other substance use disorders in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders includes items such as “recurrent use resulting in the failure to fulfill major role obligations at work, school, or home” and …
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