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Drug Abuse: Editorial: Some Dentists Fight in War Against Drug Abuse – Enterprise

Drug Abuse: Editorial: Some dentists fight in war against drug abuse – Enterprise
Millions of people — 5.3 million as of 2009 — abuse prescription painkillers each year. The numbers are astounding. Although dentists may not be the first health care providers we associate with the fight against painkiller abuse, they write the third …
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Drug Abuse: Self-medication of anxiety tied to later drug abuse – Reuters India
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) – People who drink or use drugs to calm anxious nerves are at increased risk of developing full-blown substance abuse problems later on, according to a study. The work by Canadian researchers writing in the Archives of General …
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Drug Abuse: Self-Medication of Anxiety – Health 24

Drug Abuse: Self-medication of anxiety – Health 24
People who drink or use drugs to calm down anxious nerves are at increased risk of developing full-blown substance abuse disorder down the road, Canadian researchers have found. Their study is the first to try to shed light on a long-standing question …
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Drug Abuse: Editorial: Some Dentists Fight in War Against Drug Abuse – Abington Mariner

Drug Abuse: Editorial: Some dentists fight in war against drug abuse – Abington Mariner
Millions of people — 5.3 million as of 2009 — abuse prescription painkillers each year. The numbers are astounding. Although dentists may not be the first health care providers we associate with the fight against painkiller abuse, they write the third …
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Drug Abuse: Self-medication of anxiety tied to later drug abuse – msnbc.com
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) – People who drink or use drugs to calm anxious nerves are at increased risk of developing full-blown substance abuse problems later on, according to a study. The work by Canadian researchers writing in the Archives of General …
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Drug Abuse: Prescription drug abuse is epidemic – Poughkeepsie Journal
To find out more about the Dutchess Environmental Management Council’s pharmaceutical take-back program, go to www.dutchessemc.org/projects/pharmaceutical_dropoff_program or email [email protected]. The program is available for residential consumers …
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Drug Abuse: Craig: Harford County is taking steps to deal with OxyContin abuse – Baltimore Sun
I would like to commend the Sun for your editorial (“OxyContin in suburbia,” July31 ). The rise in both crime linked to prescription drug abuse and in prescription drug overdose deaths in Maryland over the last five years are reflections of what is happening nationwide.
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Drug Abuse: Drug Free Vibe Thrives at This Year’s Vans Warped Tour

Drug Abuse: Drug Free Vibe Thrives at this Year’s Vans Warped Tour
Youth volunteers from the national drug abuse prevention organization, Natural High, hit a chord with teens at the this summer’s Vans Warped Tour. Attendees went wild for shirts, stickers, and the chance to talk to people their own age about drugs. Two more tour dates on schedule for Natural High (August 10th and 11th). …
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Drug Abuse: Namibia: Alcohol Abuse Up
Preliminary findings on alcohol and drug abuse reveal that alcohol abuse is on the rise in the north, with medium and high-risk drinking more widespread among young people than elderly people.
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Drug Abuse: Self-medication of anxiety tied to later drug abuse
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – People who drink or use drugs to calm down anxious nerves are at increased risk of developing full-blown substance abuse disorder down the road, Canadian researchers have found.
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Self-Medication of Anxiety Tied to Later Drug Abuse – Reuters

Drug Abuse: Self-medication of anxiety tied to later drug abuse – Reuters


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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – People who drink or use drugs to calm down anxious nerves are at increased risk of developing full-blown substance abuse disorder down the road, Canadian researchers have found. Their study is the first to try to shed light

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Drug Abuse: Dr. Boyce Watkins; Mary J. Blige, Yes Past Drug Abuse… – JohnJohnSaidIt.com

Dr. Boyce Watkins; Mary J. Blige, Yes Past Drug Abuse
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With regard to Mary J's revelation about prior molestation, I found myself reflecting on just how many stories of abuse within our communities go untold. I think about all the defenseless children, both male and female, who were victimized by the

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Drug Abuse: OTC Drug Abuse at Work ? Employer Issues


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OTC (Over The Counter) drug abuse is just as real and just as serious an issue as alcohol and drug abuse at work. This is a particularly difficult situation in terms of administration of drug testing for employees, because the abuse is sometimes quite innocent, but still dangerous to the health of those affected.

Some prescriptive medications may provide a False Positive result. For example, some employees’ may be self medicating with Codeine. Codeine can produce a False Positive result for Morphine, because they’re related opiates. Our bodies metabolise Codeine to Morphine. The Codeine usage maybe based on common cold medications and some pain relief products. Employees continually testing positive to Morphine as a result of Codeine, which is considered injurious to their overall health, should be encouraged to seek professional medical advice. Employers’ need to be aware of over self medication byb employees’