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State Unveils Prescription Drug Abuse Strategy
State Unveils Prescription Drug Abuse Strategy
OKLAHOMA – A task force appointed by Governor Fallin unveiled a plan of action Thursday to help Oklahomans suffering from… Prescription Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results
Prescription drug addicts tour GP surgeries: Diazepam and Tramadol addicts visit different doctor's surgeries to get …
The Home Affairs Committee report revealed as many as 1.5million people are addicted to prescription drugs in the UK. Prescription Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results
Family Of Late OU Linebacker Helps Fight Prescription Drug Abuse
From 2007 to 2011, the State Medical Examiner's Office reported more than 2,500 deaths in Oklahoma were prescription-drug related. And that's why "Take As Prescribed" is now in action. Prescription Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results
Painkiller Addictions Worst Drug Epidemic in US History
Painkiller addictions worst drug epidemic in US history
At the same time, the first-ever global analysis of illicit drug abuse, published this month in the British medical journal The Lancet, found that addictions to heroin and popular painkillers, including Vicodin and OxyContin, kill the most people and … Read more on Al Jazeera America
A nation of prescription drug addicts: More Britons die from abusing …
Addiction to prescription drugs is so rife that more Britons die from taking painkillers and tranquillisers than heroin and cocaine. There were 807 fatal overdoses involving prescription drugs last year, a rise of 16 per cent in five years, official … Read more on Daily Mail
Drug Addiction Relapse – Jacklyn Discusses Her Drug Abuse And Addiction Recovery At Palm Partners – Drug addiction relapse, a problem for you too? In this video, Jacklyn explains how she overcame her drug abuse and addiction. Listen how Palm Partners drug r…
Elderly Prescription Drug Addicts Fly Below Radar, Experts Say
Elderly prescription drug addicts fly below radar, experts say
Addiction experts say elderly prescription drug addicts are going unnoticed, in part because it's hard to balance seniors' legitimate medical concerns and the potential for abuse. Loss, isolation and easy access to medication make it increasingly … Read more on Dickinson Press
Second annual Help Fair connects those in need with food, information
He said last year's event highlighted issues of importance to Rowan residents: parenting, transportation, senior care, drug and alcohol abuse. It's not clear how many people were served at the Help Fair, which was scheduled to run for three hours “or … Read more on Salisbury Post
Parents Seek Aid for Prescription Drug Addicts
Parents seek aid for prescription drug addicts
Now, this same group of parents is back at the Capitol, saying the Cuomo administration is failing follow through on the second phase of their effort to combat prescription drug abuse: expanded drug treatment. “While this was a wonderful law, they're … Read more on Buffalo News
Vt. avoids major methamphetamine problems, so far
Numbers of people seeking treatment for the drug weren't available, but Barbara Cimaglio, deputy commissioner for alcohol and drug abuse at the Vermont Department of Health, said the numbers were low. “We are not … While vigilance on the part of law … Read more on Rutland Herald
Hot issues at Indiana Statehouse
House leaders shelved a bill that would have shifted voucher administration away from new Democratic state schools superintendent Glenda Ritz, a voucher opponent. — SCHOOL STANDARDS: A Senate-passed bill would suspend … WELFARE DRUG TESTING: A House … Read more on WSBT-TV
Eminem Tells GQ About Drug Addiction, Rehab and Being an Underdog Again – Softpedia
Drug Addiction: Eminem Tells GQ About Drug Addiction, Rehab and Being an Underdog Again – Softpedia
Eminem’s drug addiction and road to recovery is no longer a secret. In a new interview with the latest issue of GQ, whose cover he graces with Lil Wayne and Keith Richards, the rapper goes a bit more into the details of that experience. Contrary to how …
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Drug Addiction: Drug Rehab in Maryland – Transworld News
Drug addiction is a rapidly growing problem in Maryland and it will continue to be a problem until it is confronted head on. That is why addicts need to seek the assistance of drug rehab centers to get clean in a medically supervised addiction facility.
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Drug Addiction: Best Drug Rehab is Found Halfway Around the World; Back 2 Basics Welcomes Another International Client – YAHOO!
Back 2 Basics, a long term drug addiction treatment center is offering a new approach to the treatment of young men with drug and alcohol addiction. Back 2 Basics is proud to announce another international client all the way from England. John had been in …
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Drug Addiction: Prescription drug addicts increasingly turn to violence to get fix – Morning Sentinel
Two armed robberies were enough for Chester Hibbard. In the summer of 2010, a man wearing a hood and ski goggles entered E.W. Moore & Sons, Hibbard’s community pharmacy on Main Street in Bingham. He thrust a knife across the counter at Hibbard …
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Four Things You Need to Know About Addiction – Fox News
Drug Addiction: Four Things You Need To Know About Addiction – Fox News
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Four Things You Need To Know About Addiction
Fox News So, does this mean that willpower no longer plays a role in the recovery from alcohol and drug abuse? 1) Genetics Play a Role: This where it all begins. Researchers look for "addiction genes," which means they're looking for gene similarities between … |
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Drug Addiction: Heavy Facebook Users Prone to Drug Use, Study Says – Forbes
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Heavy Facebook Users Prone to Drug Use, Study Says
Forbes Heavy Facebook and Twitter users are more prone to drug use, according to a study by Columbia University, sparking debate over the relationship between social media and risky behavior. Teens who report using social media are five times likelier to use … |