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Prescription Drug Abuse: Painkiller Abuse Can Lead to Heroin Use, Study Reveals

Prescription Drug Abuse: Painkiller Abuse Can Lead to Heroin Use, Study Reveals
Abuse of prescription drugs may be a gateway to abuse of hard, illegal drugs such as heroin, a new study says.
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Officials fear for infants born to prescription drug addicts
According to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, prescription drug overdose deaths in Florida are up a staggering 265% since 2003. But it’s not just the deaths that have Florida officials worried; it’s the births.
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Births Of Drug-Addicted Babies On Rise
(CNN) — According to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, prescription drug overdose deaths in Florida are up a staggering 265% since 2003. But it’s not just the deaths that have Florida officials worried; it’s the births.
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Drug Addiction: Officials Fear for Infants Born to Prescription Drug Addicts – CNN International

Drug Addiction: Officials fear for infants born to prescription drug addicts – CNN International

Officials fear for infants born to prescription drug addicts
CNN International
According to the White House Office on Drug Control Policy, prescription drug abuse is the nation's fastest-growing drug problem. Marsha Currant, who runs the Susan B. Anthony Recovery Center near Fort Lauderdale, says prescription drug addiction

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Drug Addiction: Internet Addiction Supposedly on Par with Cigarettes and Drug Addiction – Death and Taxes


Los Angeles Times

Internet Addiction Supposedly on Par with Cigarettes and Drug Addiction
Death and Taxes
Internet addiction disorder, IAD, is excessive use of the Internet and computer that interferes with daily life. The study involved 1000 people ranging from 18 to 65 who were asked about their attitudes toward and usage of the Internet and their
Internet Addictive as Smoking; Just as Hard to QuitGather.com
"Nightmare" No-Technology Scenario Leaves People Upset, DisconnectedWebProNews
Am I addicted to the internet? Maybe, but so what?GigaOm

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Could Natural Treatments Have Helped Amy Winehouse? – Fox News

Drug Addiction: Could Natural Treatments Have Helped Amy Winehouse? – Fox News


CBC.ca

Could Natural Treatments Have Helped Amy Winehouse?
Fox News
However the story sorts out over time, one thing is certain—Winehouse had a drug problem, and couldn't get out of it. And so, at a very early age, she is one more casualty in the drug-addled celebrity club. The problem of treating drug addiction is
Understanding addictionBBC News
Amy Winehouse Dead: struggle with alcohol and drug addictionInternational Business Times
Amy Winehouse Death: Russell Brand's Tribute Touted by FansHollywood Reporter
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Drug Addiction: Russia’s Afghan addiction – CNN (blog)

Russia's Afghan addiction
CNN (blog)
Writing on OpenDemocracy.net in May 2011, former heroin addict and drug rights activist Irina Teplinskaya said, "Russia's official approach to the treatment of drug addiction is based on forced abstinence. It both humiliates drug users and deprives

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Federal Grant to Help Tri-Cities Prescription Drug Addicts

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Prescription Drug Abuse: Federal Grant To Help Tri-Cities Prescription Drug Addicts
A $ 550,000 grant from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will help three Tri-City hospitals set up a new system to track prescription drug addicts who visit multiple emergency rooms to get painkillers.
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Studies find growing number of teens using drugs found at home
New studies show more teens start using drugs during the summer. Parents are at work, and the teens are at home alone and maybe bored.
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Addiction experts defend drug for heroin addicts
One addiction expert claims that while Suboxone, like any other drug, can be abused, it is not the prescription drug of choice for those addicted to heroin.
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Drug Peddlers Trying to Get Penan Kids Hooked – star.com.my

Drug Abuse: Drug peddlers trying to get Penan kids hooked – star.com.my
KUCHING: Drug abuse has reared its ugly head among the youths of the minority ethnic groups like the Penans in the interior of northern Sarawak. With remote villages now accessible by logging roads, drug peddlers are finding it easier to reach new …
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Drug Abuse: Martin Sheen advocates for Drug Courts at Senate hearing – CBS News
Additionally, they have indirect benefits for drug abuse and domestic violence, which are well supported by scientific evidence. “There are people in this room taking medication that has less evidence of success than drug courts,” Marlowe said. David …
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Drug Abuse: Firestone’s Bartley accepts plea agreement on firearms charge
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Firestone senior Andrew Bartley, a two-time state swimming champion, pled guilty to an amended charge of mishandling a firearm in a motor vehicle, a first degree misdemeanor, and was sentenced to 180 days in jail last…
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Prescription Abuse Forum Held in Wytheville – Southwest Virginia Today

Prescription Drug Abuse: Prescription abuse forum held in Wytheville – Southwest Virginia Today


Southwest Virginia Today

Prescription abuse forum held in Wytheville
Southwest Virginia Today
According to a 2011 report from the Office of the President of the United States, prescription drug abuse is the nation's fastest growing drug problem. They are the second most commonly abused drugs, after marijuana. Virginia is one of 16 states in the

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Prescription Drug Abuse: Trumbull Task Force Meets to Beat Opiates – WYTV

Trumbull Task Force Meets to Beat Opiates
WYTV
The task force is designed to bring people and resources together and target prescription drug abuse. Trumbull County ranks eighth in Ohio for accidental deaths due to prescription overdoses. The task force works at educating the public and restricting

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