Posts Tagged ‘drug abuse’
ASSIGNMENT 13: The 'pain' of Feeling Caught in the Middle
ASSIGNMENT 13: The 'pain' of feeling caught in the middle
Prescription drug abuse is on the rise, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That's why doctors say they have to be careful when prescribing pain killers for chronic pain patients. It leaves some physicians feeling trapped in the middle, between drug seekers and patients who truly need medicine to manage their pain. That's also why chronic pain patients say they feel … Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results
A Common Sense Approach to Appropriate Drug Use
SAN DIEGO, April 24, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — We at Zogenix have reviewed the letter to Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin signed by the Center for Lawful Access and Abuse Deterrence ( CLAAD ), The American … Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results
Combating Prescription Drug Abuse – Petaluma Argus Courier
Combating prescription drug abuse – Petaluma Argus Courier
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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 … |
Prescription Drug Abuse – Google News
Pre-teen prescription drug abuse rising in Lincoln County – KMOV.com
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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 … |
Prescription Drug Abuse – Google News
Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic – Huffington Post
A Growing Number of Americans: Drug Abuse Is a Health Issue, Not a Crime
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
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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 … |
Drug Abuse Statistics – Google News
Drug-related death, illness statistics grim in Mercer, McDowell – Bluefield Daily Telegraph
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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. |
Drug Abuse Statistics – Google News
XenoPort to Present New Data for Novel Fumarate Analog XP23829 and HORIZANT at the 66th Annual Meeting of the American …
XenoPort to Present New Data for Novel Fumarate Analog XP23829 and HORIZANT at the 66th Annual Meeting of the American …
XenoPort, Inc. announced today that it will present data on its investigational and marketed therapies for neurological diseases at the 66th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology in Philadelphia. Causes of Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results
US Officials Call for Greater Use of Medications to Treat Drug Abuse
US Officials Call for Greater Use of Medications to Treat Drug Abuse
More than 15 million people around the world have substance abuse issues, according to the World Health Organization. In the United States, health officials say the abuse of prescription drugs is worsening and that deaths from prescribed painkillers have increased to more than 16,000 a year. They are calling for greater use of inexpensive and effective medications to treat what they are calling … Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results
Our responsibility to stop drug menace, says DO
KAPIT: Fighting the drug menace is the responsibility of all and not just the police, said Kapit district […] Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results
Teen prescription drug abuse on the rise – As part of our ongoing Campus Journalists series, Cameron University student Kyle Bush takes us to the inaugural Medicine Park Trout Festival. This story air…