Posts Tagged ‘drug overdoses’
AANA (About Wellness) Substance Abuse/Addiction
AANA (About Wellness) Substance Abuse/Addiction – Visit www.nursenrecovery.com ********Jan Stewart was a nurse who suffered from addiction. This video is her daughter speaking about her mother. If you or…
Shedding new light: Celebrity drug overdoses, deaths draw attention to …
The deaths of celebrities like Philip Seymour Hoffman, Cory Monteith, Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston bring the vices of drug addiction to the forefront of society, but an innumerable amount of people die each day due to substance abuse. According …
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Ohio Lawmakers Work to Address Drug Epidemic – the Daily Advocate
Ohio lawmakers work to address drug epidemic – The Daily Advocate
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Ohio lawmakers work to address drug epidemic
The Daily Advocate The Ohio Department of Health sites statistics showing that from 1999 to 2011, Ohio's death rate due to unintentional drug overdoses increased 440 percent. And in 2007, drug overdoses became the leading cause of injury death in Ohio, … Just last week … |
Drug Abuse Statistics – Google News
Ga. Weighs ‘Medical Amnesty’ in Drug Overdoses – Gainesville Times
Ga. weighs ‘medical amnesty’ in drug overdoses – Gainesville Times
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Ga. weighs 'medical amnesty' in drug overdoses
Gainesville Times Yet, national statistics show, fear of police is the most-cited reason for not seeking help in life-or-death overdose scenarios: Fewer than half of overdoses result in a call for help. “There are so many cases where someone is in trouble but the … Georgia weighs 'medical amnesty' in drug overdoses |
Drug Abuse Statistics – Google News
Georgia Weighs ‘Medical Amnesty’ in Drug Overdoses – Online Athens
Georgia weighs ‘medical amnesty’ in drug overdoses – Online Athens
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Georgia weighs 'medical amnesty' in drug overdoses
Online Athens Sharon Cooper, chair of the House Health and Human Services Committee, said she sponsored the bill after meeting with the parents of several young adults who had died while using drugs. Statistics from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation show a steady … Georgia House Approves Amnesty for Heroin Overdose 911 Calls |
Drug Abuse Statistics – Google News
Philip Seymour Hoffman died from acute mixed drug intoxication – Express.co.uk
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Philip Seymour Hoffman died from acute mixed drug intoxication
Express.co.uk … while coroners ruled the official cause of death was acute mixed drug intoxication. The celebrated actor had struggled with drug abuse in the past and checked himself into rehab last year (13) to battle an addiction to heroin after 23 years of … NYC official: Hoffman died from toxic mix of drugs |
Addiction Experts Warn of Powerful New Prescription Drug
Addiction experts warn of powerful new prescription drug
Drug experts and others in Metro Atlanta are speaking out against a new powerful prescription pain pill which they say could be deadly. It's been approved by the FDA and will be available next week. The poison control center says it handles thousands of calls each year involving opiate drug overdoses, Oxycontin, Hydrocodone, etc. The center says it expects even more when the new drug hits … Drug Addiction – Yahoo News Search Results
Heroin Uptick in Mass. Sparks National Reaction
Heroin uptick in Mass. sparks national reaction
TAUNTON, Mass. (AP) — Drug addiction must be treated as a disease and the country can't arrest its way out of a heroin and prescription drug epidemic, White House Drug Policy Director Gil Kerlikowske said Monday as officials gathered to discuss a recent spike in heroin overdoses in Taunton. Drug Addiction – Yahoo News Search Results
Leaders push for expansion of heroin overdose-reversal drug
As suburban communities look to battle the problem of heroin abuse on all fronts, health and law enforcement leaders say they're working to build greater awareness of a drug that can counteract an overdose's effects. "It absolutely brings someone back to life who is on the verge of death," Karen Ayala, executive director of the DuPage County Health Department, said about the drug, called Narcan. Drug Addiction – Yahoo News Search Results