Posts Tagged ‘disease control and prevention’
Soapbox: Take the Time to Help Stop Prescription Drug Abuse – the Coloradoan
Soapbox: Take the time to help stop prescription drug abuse – The Coloradoan
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Soapbox: Take the time to help stop prescription drug abuse
The Coloradoan Former Fort Collins residents Dave and Dawn Fosket know these statistics all too well. They lost their son, Mike, on Aug. 2, 2012. Unfortunately, deaths like his are not uncommon. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calls prescription drug … |
Drug Abuse Statistics – Google News
Drug Abuse By UK Pensioners Hits All-Time High – International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK |
Drug Abuse By UK Pensioners Hits All-Time High
International Business Times UK He has previously called for research to be carried out on the effects of drug use on older people, to establish whether links can be drawn between narcotic use and the onset of neurodegenerative disorders. The charity DrugScope said that treatment … Number of pensioners visiting A&E for cannabis and cocaine poisoning reaches … Record numbers of pensioners taken to A&E after poisoning themselves with … |
Rep. Pyle Addresses Youth and Drug Abuse at Hearing
Rep. Pyle Addresses Youth and Drug Abuse at Hearing – Rep. Jeff Pyle asks questions related to drug abuse among young people during the House Appropriations Committee budget hearing with the Department of Health.
New Program Aims to Stop Youth Violence, Substance Abuse
A new program aimed at preventing youth violence and substance abuse is in the developmental phase here in northern Nevada. The initiative is being spear headed by the governor's wife, Kathleen Sandoval and The Children's Cabinet. The "Safe Schools …
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ED 'Ideal Setting' to Screen Youth for Prescription Drug Abuse
With 1 million ED visits related to prescription drug overdoses, abuse, and misuse in 2008, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has described abuse of prescription drugs as an epidemic. The investigators note that for every 1 …
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The Holistic Sanctuary Raises Alarm About Teenage Drug Addiction
The Holistic Sanctuary Raises Alarm About Teenage Drug Addiction
Also, Johnny does not characterize addiction as an incurable disease or a personal failure, which requires attack therapy and indoctrination. His moving and inspiring video testimonials from guests underscore this philosophy, proving there is an …
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Pregnant women abusing drugs need compassion
Substance abuse during pregnancy can lead to other complications for babies, including low birth weight, fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, and developmental and cognitive problems. But the report says addiction is a disease and doctors need to treat …
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Johnson & Johnson pays 2.2B in drug settlement
The bulk of the settlement stems from the marketing of Risperdal, an antipsychotic drug, to treat symptoms of dementia or Alzheimer's disease in nursing home patients. … The companies also paid doctors and pharmacists to encourage the use of the drug.
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Do You Agree With Ron Paul on This? What Do You Think of the Parental Consent Act Introduced by Him?
Question by : Do you agree with Ron Paul on this? What do you think of the Parental Consent Act introduced by him?
“Madam Speaker, I rise to introduce the Parental Consent Act. This bill forbids Federal funds from being used for any universal or mandatory mental-health screening of students without the express, written, voluntary, informed consent of their parents or legal guardians. This bill protects the fundamental right of parents to direct and control the upbringing and education of their children.
The New Freedom Commission on Mental Health has recommended that the federal and state governments work toward the implementation of a comprehensive system of mental-health screening for all Americans. The commission recommends that universal or mandatory mental-health screening first be implemented in public schools as a prelude to expanding it to the general public. However, neither the commission’s report nor any related mental-health screening proposal requires parental consent before a child is subjected to mental-health screening. Federally-funded universal or mandatory mental-health screening in schools without parental consent could lead to labeling more children as “ADD” or “hyperactive” and thus force more children to take psychotropic drugs, such as Ritalin, against their parents’ wishes.
More States Focusing on Prescription Drug Problem
More states focusing on prescription drug problem
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2012 called prescription drug abuse the fastest-growing drug problem in the United States. Between 1999 and 2009, the number of deaths nationwide from opioid painkillers such as hydrocodone and …
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UB Physician to Lead Training Center for Addiction Medicine
Describing the new approach as “a paradigm shift in addiction medicine,” Blondell compares the emphasis on prevention to what occurred decades ago with diseases like breast cancer. “Now we recognize that those diseases can have a 10-year lead time,” …
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Bruce D. Grant: Treatment brings hope for recovery from drugs
The National Institute of Drug Abuse has labeled addiction a chronic, relapsing brain disease characterized by compulsive drug seeking and use, despite harmful consequences. Drugs change the brain's structure and how it works with long lasting changes …
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What Are the Specific Ways That Homosexual Marriages Would Ruin Family Values?
Question by Freedom of Speech: What are the specific ways that homosexual marriages would ruin family values?
(I can’t think of how my family would be adversely affected by two homosexuals getting married.)
Best answer:
Answer by Gracie
It’s against what the bible teaches.
***** To Michael K below: yes, we all sin, but as Christians we’re forgiven.
Know better? Leave your own answer in the comments!
In Focus: Raising awareness of prescription drug abuse
The [federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention call] this an epidemic. … You're looking at 15,000 deaths just from prescription drugs each year. That doesn't include the deaths from … When you get into prescription drugs, you're talking … Read more on Buffalo News