Posts Tagged ‘emergency room’

Adderall Use on the Rise

Adderall use on the rise
According to drugabuse.com, Adderall counterbalances the common signs of excessive consumption of alcohol, making it easy to fall victim to alcohol poisoning without any prior warning. The Drug Abuse Warning Network report found that roughly 30 percent …
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Ecstasy Use on Rise Again Among US Teens: Report
The study relied on data produced by the Drug Abuse Warning Network, a public health surveillance system that monitors drug-related hospital emergency department visits and drug-related deaths. MDMA affects a person's level of serotonin, a hormone that …
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Teenage Ecstasy Use is on the Rise in the U.S.
The researchers used data provided by the Drug Abuse Warning Network, which is a public health surveillance system that tracks hospital visits and deaths due to drugs. The U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration released the …
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Controversial Video Set on Rez Depicts Drug Use, Violence and Sundance – Indian Country Today Media Network

Controversial Video Set on Rez Depicts Drug Use, Violence and Sundance – Indian Country Today Media Network

Controversial Video Set on Rez Depicts Drug Use, Violence and Sundance
Indian Country Today Media Network
The clip depicts young Natives living on a reservation who struggle with crack addiction and commit crimes to fund their habits. After an epiphany, the young man who is the main character of the video is seen in a sweat lodge and participating in a

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Drug Summit Called A Start To The Battle Against Drug Abuse In Monroe County – bedfordnow

Drug Summit Called A Start To The Battle Against Drug Abuse In Monroe County
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To help combat the heroin epidemic in Monroe, some doctors say one component is to resist prescribing addictive narcotics to treat pain even if patients insist on it. "We have to hold ourselves responsible," Dr. Roya Zolnoor, an emergency room

Teen Drug Abuse on the Rise – MyHighPlains

Teen drug abuse on the rise – MyHighPlains


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Teen drug abuse on the rise
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AMARILLO — Drug abuse is rising in high schools across the high plains, but not the kind you might think. "Really anything that is available to kids," said Laviza Matthews of Impact Futures. "Anything that they can get their hands on can potentially

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“Party Drug” Abuse On The Rise – KMVT


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"Party Drug" Abuse On The Rise
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A report released by the US Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services say the number of teens overdosing has more than doubled. Emergency room visits related to MDMA between 2005 and 2011 rose from 4,500 to 10,000 people. Sergeant Dan Thom 

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Parents, children hear tales of drug use and recovery – Post-Tribune

Ecstasy Use on Rise Again Among U.S. Teens

Ecstasy use on rise again among U.S. teens
The number of U.S. teens who wind up in the emergency room after taking the club drug Ecstasy has more than doubled in recent years, raising concerns that the hallucinogen is back in vogue, federal officials report. Drug Abuse Statistics – Yahoo News Search Results

 

Can a Hospital Refuse Someone Who Has Had a Possible Stroke Because Their AHCCS Coverage Ran Out?

Question by WTH (idea: Can a hospital refuse someone who has had a possible stroke because their AHCCS coverage ran out?
My ex wife had what to me was an obvious stroke.Her right arm was like jello she couldn’t walk and complained her chest hurt.When her sister took her to a local hospital(TMC in Tucson AZ) They refused to admit her because her AHCCCS card had expired . Can they really do that? If so what are her options?

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Eastern Ky. Drug Epidemic Has Reshaped Communities

Eastern Ky. drug epidemic has reshaped communities
Prescription drug abuse has reshaped Eastern Kentucky. In 2010, inpatient and emergency room charges related to drug overdoses totaled $ 78 million, much of it paid by taxpayers. Prescription Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results