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Drug Addiction: Addiction fears prompt tighter monitoring of painkillers
The Department of Health is demanding action to curb addiction to prescription drugs after a leap in prescribing rates for powerful painkillers and tranquillisers.
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Drug Addiction: Online registry seeks strategies to beat addiction
For more than 20 years, Bob Reese was a self-described high-functioning drunk while working as head athletic trainer for the New York Jets. He realized that had to end when he began suffering blackouts even after moderate drinking.
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Drug Addiction: Yamal create a rehabilitation center for treatment of drug addiction and alcoholism
In the new Urengoe (Yamal) work is under way to establish district rehabilitation center for treatment of drug and alcohol dependency. On the 8 November told BakuToday the press service of the Governor of Yamal-Nenets.
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Drug Addiction: Senior Drug Addiction- Part Two
Drug addiction is a chronic disease. It does not discriminate against gender, race or age. Seniors are at great risk because they account for one-third of all medications prescribed by doctors. It’s known as the hidden epidemic in our state. Health experts say senior drug addiction is al . . .
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Drug Addiction: Senior Drug Addiction- Part One
Maine is aging faster than any other state, with 16 percent of our population 65 years and older. We also hold the title for the highest number of residents seeking treatment for opiate addiction. When you picture someone addicted to prescription pills, typically a senior citizen doesn’t come . . .
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Drug Addiction: Nicotine A Gateway Drug For Cocaine
Nicotine is a strong “gateway” drug that increases the effects of cocaine and possibly boosts the chances of becoming addicted, researchers reported Wednesday in a landmark paper on drug addiction.
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Drug Abuse: General : Strengthen Collaboration To Fight Drug Abuse Scourge – Muhyiddin
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 8 (Bernama) — Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has called on international organisations and communities to strengthen collaboration to combat the drug abuse menace in view of its rising threats to society.
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Prescription Drug Death Toll Soars In U.S.
Prescription drug abuse causes more deaths in the U.S. every year than heroin and cocaine do combined, according to a Fox News report last week.
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Bitter pill
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Prescription Drug Abuse Part 2
Matthew entered this world crying in excruciating pain suffering from stiff limbs, tremors and diarrhea. The baby had suffered seizures in utero as a result of his mother’s addiction during the first
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Are drug take back programs curbing prescription pill abuse?
It was just over a week ago that residents were able to bring their unwanted prescription drugs to the Jonesboro Police Department as part of a prescription drug take back program.
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Prescription drug abuse loophole
A loophole allowing people to abuse popular pain pills is frustrating local pharmacies.
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Prescription Drug Abuse: DEA is cracking down on prescription drug theft in St. Clair County
Prescription drug abuse has become a rampant crime, causing law enforcement agencies around the country to crack down on this dangerous practice.
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Barron County collects 120 pounds of expired and unwanted meds
This was the third collection in Barron County sponsored by the Drug Enforcement Agency in an attempt to reduce prescription drug abuse.
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Heroin usage on the rise in region
MIDDLETOWN — Officials say an increase in heroin usage has links to petty crimes and often begins as prescription drug abuse.“The people that we’re getting from these petty thefts … their addiction is heroin now, when a year or two ago it was crack cocaine,” said Middletown Police Sgt. David Birk. “The people we have interviewed (in connection with these crimes), I can tell you 90 percent of …
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Editorial: State must fund fight against prescription drug abuse
Tennessee’s prescription drug abuse problem has reached epidemic proportions.
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Prescription Drug Abuse: The rise of prescription drug abuse
Recent U.S. federal strategies to fight prescription drug abuse. A recent national survey found that medical pills rank second in young people’s list of preferred drugs, after marijuana, and that this sort of abuse can lead to addiction to other drugs.
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Prescription Drug Abuse: 40 U.S. Deaths a Day from Prescription Painkillers
Title: 40 U.S. Deaths a Day from Prescription Painkillers Category: Health News Created: 11/2/2011 11:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 11/2/2011
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