Posts Tagged ‘heroin deaths’
White House Drug Policy Adviser Plans Mass. Talk
White House drug policy adviser plans Mass. talk
TAUNTON, Mass. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Edward Markey is set to join President Barack Obama's drug czar in Massachusetts to discuss ways of curbing fatalities caused by prescription drug abuse and an epidemic of heroin deaths this year. Prescription Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results
Editorial: Heroin Deaths Defy Perceptions About the City's Drug Problem
Editorial: Heroin deaths defy perceptions about the city's drug problem
Geoff Calkins' story in The Commercial Appeal Sunday,"Life after heroin," put a face on drug addiction that should change the perception about where the drug problem in Memphis is centered. Drug Addiction – Yahoo News Search Results
Experts Warn Heroin Could Be Next Epidemic
Experts warn heroin could be next epidemic
TAMPA — Heroin deaths across the Tampa Bay area remain relatively low, but experts warn the crackdown on prescription drug abuse could reverse that trend. Prescription Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results
Drug and Alcohol Related Sleep Disorders
How drugs and alcohol can interfere with sleep cycles. Sleep disturbances have been associated with drug use, drug abuse, and withdrawal from drug abuse. Sleep disturbances also have been linked to the use of alcohol and to chronic alcoholism. Prescription Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results
Prescription Drug Abuse – Infographic – Teerath Sian Candidate Number 6171.
Spike in Heroin Use Can Be Traced to Prescription Pads – OPB News
Spike In Heroin Use Can Be Traced To Prescription Pads – OPB News
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Spike In Heroin Use Can Be Traced To Prescription Pads
OPB News “If you look at just the raw statistics,” he says, “over the last four or five years, heroin deaths went up 45 percent.” Experts say the problem can be traced back to the aggressive prescribing of opioid drugs for pain about 15 years ago. OxyContin and … |
Drug Abuse Statistics – Google News
100 Americans Die of Drug Overdoses Each Day. How Do We Stop That? – Washington Post (Blog)
100 Americans die of drug overdoses each day. How do we stop that? – Washington Post (blog)
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100 Americans die of drug overdoses each day. How do we stop that?
Washington Post (blog) Harold Pollack: Let's start by noting who you are, and why anybody would want to ask your views regarding drug abuse and overdose. Keith Humphreys: I'm a professor of psychiatry at Stanford University and lead the mental health policy section in my … Op-ed: To stop drug deaths, regulate & educate Editorial | Drug addiction is national, not personal, failure Heroin Deaths in the Shadows |
Drug Addiction and Drug Rehabilitation-Spencer Recovery Center – http://recoverynowtv.com/drug-rehabilitation http://www.facebook.com/RecoveryNowTV Many suffer from drug addiction and feel despair, hopelessness, chaos, and…
Russell Brand on Philip Seymour Hoffman: Our Culture ‘Does Not Know How to … – Entertainment Weekly (Blog)
Russell Brand on Philip Seymour Hoffman: Our culture ‘does not know how to … – Entertainment Weekly (blog)
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Russell Brand on Philip Seymour Hoffman: Our culture 'does not know how to …
Entertainment Weekly (blog) … “not as criminals but as sick people in need of care.” The following year, he testified before his home country's Parliament to advocate decriminalizing drug addiction, saying again that those suffering from the disease should be treated with … Philip Seymour Hoffman's death brings attention to drug addiction For Reformed Addicts, Philip Seymour Hoffman's Death Is Terrifying Aaron Sorkin: Philip Seymour Hoffman's Death Saved 10 Lives |
Philip Seymour Hoffman’s death points to broader opioid drug epidemic – Washington Post