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Missouri Lawmakers Should Approve Prescription Drug Database – STLtoday.com

Missouri lawmakers should approve prescription drug database – STLtoday.com

Missouri lawmakers should approve prescription drug database
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I would like to draw attention to the article “Missouri House prescribes new drug database" (Feb. 12). The prescription drug abuse epidemic has reached an all-time high in this state. Accordingly, legislators and health care providers should be doing

Prescription Drug Abuse – Google News

 

New pain pill’s approval: ‘Genuinely frightening’ – CNN


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New pain pill's approval: 'Genuinely frightening'
CNN
(CNN) — A potent little painkiller is causing a big stir. A coalition of more than 40 health care, consumer and addiction treatment groups is urging the Food and Drug Administration to revoke approval of the prescription drug Zohydro. The hydrocodone
Addiction experts warn of powerful new prescription drugWSB Atlanta
Some say new prescription pain pill could become a problemBay News 9
Groups urge FDA to halt launch of Zohydro pain drugReuters
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Heroin Use Rises With Prescription Drug Abuse

Heroin Use Rises With Prescription Drug Abuse
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) –Law enforcement officers have found a new growing problem as they pat down the men and women… Prescription Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

 

Expert: B.C. hospitals lax in battle against prescription drug abuse
A B.C. drug expert says hospitals and pharmacies are not doing enough to help stem the crisis emerging around an “explosion” of prescription drug abuse. The claim by Simon Fraser University Prof. Benedikt Fischer, an expert on prescription opioids, is supported by documents obtained by The Province under freedom of information legislation. Prescription Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

 

Experts Say Early Drug Use Leads to More Significant Effects – Kansas First News

Experts say early drug use leads to more significant effects – Kansas First News

Experts say early drug use leads to more significant effects
Kansas First News
“Don't underestimate pot. It's not 'just pot.' Pot is a serious drug of abuse, it has serious consequences, and as the marijuana has gotten stronger, those consequences have been more intense,” said Voth. Brian Thompson of Topeka is a recovered drug

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Company proposes Darryl Strawberry center for drug and alcohol abuse – STLtoday.com

Company proposes Darryl Strawberry center for drug and alcohol abuse
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Health care company Oglethorpe Inc. of Florida filed an application this month for the substance abuse center with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. The company opened the first Darryl Strawberry Recovery Center in Orlando in 

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Recognition and Treatment of Food Addiction 1 – Computer.m4v


 

Recognition and Treatment of Food Addiction 1 – Computer.m4v – A speech given April 25, 2009 at “Obesity and Food Addiction Summit” Uploaded with consent of Kay Sheppard, speaker. Kay Sheppard, MA, LMHC, CEDS, an addicti…

 

Are you a food addict? Find out with these symptoms
Food addiction treatment involves multiple steps: Elimination of food: One needs to eliminate feel-good foods slowly from the diet over a period of time. For example, if a person is addicted to fast foods and is consuming it every day, he should reduce …
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New pain pill's approval: 'Genuinely frightening'
(CNN) — A potent little painkiller is causing a big stir. A coalition of more than 40 health care, consumer and addiction treatment groups is urging the Food and Drug Administration to revoke approval of the prescription drug Zohydro. The hydrocodone …
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New Must-Read Blog Post From Best Drug Rehabilitation Helps People Talk to a Loved One About Addiction

New Must-Read Blog Post From Best Drug Rehabilitation Helps People Talk to a Loved One About Addiction
Parents, siblings, other relatives and friends struggling with the enormous challenge of talking to a loved one about addiction should read the latest must-read blog post from Best Drug Rehabilitation, which offers practical, yet compassionate advice on how to turn this dreaded task into a potentially life-changing – or even life-saving – conversation. (PRWeb February 26, 2014) Read the full … Drug Addiction – Yahoo News Search Results

 

New Pain Pill’s Approval: ‘Genuinely Frightening’
A potent little painkiller is causing a big stir. A coalition of more than 40 health care, consumer and addiction treatment groups is urging the Food and Drug Administration to revoke… Drug Addiction – Yahoo News Search Results

 

FDA Approval of New Painkiller Causes Upset

FDA Approval of New Painkiller Causes Upset
A coalition of more than 40 health care, consumer and addiction treatment groups is urging the Food and Drug Administration to revoke approval of the prescription drug Zohydro. Causes of Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results