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Marital Problems: Signs Your Spouse May Be Suffering From Prescription Drug … – the Inquisitr

Marital Problems: Signs Your Spouse May Be Suffering From Prescription Drug … – The Inquisitr


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Marital Problems: Signs Your Spouse May Be Suffering From Prescription Drug
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Prescription drug addiction has also become one of the leading causes for divorce in the past six years. However, a drug abuser's spouse doesn't have to remain in the dark about the addiction. They are a number of behavioral signs that every spouse
Drug Take Back next weekDaily Journal Online

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National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day coming up – Las Cruces Sun-News


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National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day coming up
Las Cruces Sun-News
The National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day aims to provide a safe, convenient and responsible means of disposal without question, while also educating the general public about the potential for abuse of these medications. Last October, Americans
ISP Taking Back Unwanted Prescription Drugs April 26Stacey Page Online
National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Is April 26Guardian Liberty Voice
Virginia to collect surplus prescription drugs SaturdayRoanoke Times
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Handling Denial: For the Addict (Who Is Anesthetized) and the Loved Ones (Who

Handling denial: for the addict (who is anesthetized) and the loved ones (who
I've spent a good long time talking to people who have addictions, years in fact, trying to be helpful as the addiction counselor. It was always a struggle, not between me and my client, but between the both of us and the addiction. Here's a slice of …
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Substance Abuse: The Power of Acceptance
Try to tell an anorexic that she's too thin, an alcoholic that he or she drinks too much, or an enabler that he or she is perpetuating his or her child's drug addiction. The last … A coach, counselor, or 12-step program can provide much-needed …
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Drug Take-Back Day to Be Held April 26

Drug take-back day to be held April 26
The Drug Enforcement Agency's National Prescription Drug Take-back Day is Saturday, April 26. Sites will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for people to bring excess prescription drugs that otherwise could be abused or contaminate the environment. Prescription Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

 


 

Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Radio & Poster PSAs – Ulster Prevention Council 2013 Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Media Campaign: Radio PSA & Poster Winners.

 

Drug-Addicted Health Professionals Put Patients at Risk

Drug-addicted health professionals put patients at risk
Safeguards to detect drug abuse in other high-risk industries are rarely employed in health care. No state has universal drug testing requirements, and hospitals, nursing homes and other facilities almost never do so on their own. Many institutions …
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State Finances, Drug Abuse, and Consolidation Dominate Town Board Meeting
David Gerber, director of counseling at St. Christopher's Inn, the substance-abuse treatment center based at Graymoor, the monastery of the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement, and Marianne Taylor-Rhoads, the facility's chief operating officer, told the …
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Life-Saving Overdose Antidote May Become Easy to Buy

Life-saving overdose antidote may become easy to buy
Once only found in emergency rooms and a handful of community overdose prevention programs, naloxone is finding its way into more medicine cabinets as lawmakers, medical professionals and advocates push for increasing access to the life-saving drug.
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HIV Prevention Drug Causing Harsh Divisions
Truvada is a drug that is used in combination with several others to combats the AIDS causing HIV-virus. It has been hailed by health professionals and AIDS activists as a cornerstone in protecting gay men engaging in sexual activity with the potential …
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Local drug prevention program notices increase in narcotics use
However, Prevention Specialist Heather Harlan did say she has seen a rise in the number of cases involving adults since January. "We have certainly seen, since the first of the year, an up-click in cases where an opiate is the primary drug of choice …
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National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Is April 26 – Guardian Liberty Voice

National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Is April 26 – Guardian Liberty Voice


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National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Is April 26
Guardian Liberty Voice
It is no secret that there are millions of alcohol and cigarette abusers throughout the U.S. What comes as a true surprise is that there is more prescription drug abuse every year than abuse of heroin, hallucinogens, cocaine and inhalants combined
ISP Taking Back Unwanted Prescription Drugs April 26Stacey Page Online
Virginia to collect surplus prescription drugs SaturdayRoanoke Times
Police to conduct prescription drug pickupElko Daily Free Press
The Elkhart Truth –Chron.com –WMBF
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Chico councilmember admits to prescription drug abuse – Action News Now

Chico councilmember admits to prescription drug abuse
Action News Now
Just before Tuesday night's city council meeting, Councilwomen Mary Goloff made the announcement that she's been seeking rehabilitation treatment for her addiction to prescription medication. "On February 27th, with the support of my family and my