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How to Curb Prescription Drug Abuse – New York Times
Drug Abuse: How to Curb Prescription Drug Abuse – New York Times
Prescribers, doctors and government and industry officials all have a role to play in attacking the problem. It would bring abusers into treatment, and do more to save lives than all the wars on drugs waged to date. Doctors, pharmacists, drug …
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Drug Abuse: Prescription drug abuse hearings planned after Whitney Houston’s death – Desert Sun
PALM SPRINGS — Rep. Mary Bono Mack, R-Palm Springs, plans to hold a series of congressional hearings on prescription drug abuse — a problem she said was highlighted by the weekend death of singer Whitney Houston. During an appearance Tuesday …
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Drug Abuse: Editorial: New York must act on prescription drug abuse – LoHud.com
State Senate Republicans have delayed until next week any honors for pop music legend Whitney Houston. Call it an issue of bad timing. This is the week lawmakers have also been touting efforts to crack down on prescription drug abuse, an …
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Drug Abuse: Prescription Drug Abuse Crackdown Hits CVS and Drug Wholesaler – Huffington Post
A crackdown by the Drug Enforcement Administration against two big health care companies this month signals that the Obama administration is putting muscle behind its effort to combat prescription drug abuse. The DEA took action against CVS Caremark, which …
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Is There a Link Between Superstars Like Whitney Houston and Drug Addiction? – NorthJersey.com
Drug Addiction: Is there a link between superstars like Whitney Houston and drug addiction? – NorthJersey.com
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Is there a link between superstars like Whitney Houston and drug addiction?
NorthJersey.com With so many entertainers dying too young from substance abuse issues, it raises the question: Is addiction linked to superstardom? A number of musicians have fallen victim to drug abuse over the years. In addition to Whitney Houston, here are some … Celebrities Not the Only Ones Susceptible to Drug Addiction Addiction Psychiatrist: Substance abuse is chronic medical illness Death of Whitney Houston Needs to Put Focus on Prescription Drug Abuse |
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Drug Addiction: Legalizing drugs won’t prevent abuse – CNN
Prescription Drug Abuse: Houston’s Death Spotlights Prescription Drug Abuse – 7Online.com
Prescription Drug Abuse: Houston’s death spotlights prescription drug abuse – 7Online.com
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Houston's death spotlights prescription drug abuse
7Online.com "Xanax, booze, bathtub, prescription for disaster," said Dr. Jeffrey Reynolds, Long Island Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependence. Dr. Jeffrey Reynolds has seen this story before. He runs the Long Island Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependence where … Celebrities and Drug Addiction Whitney Houston's Death Highlights Accidental Drug Overdosing Whitney Houston's death from prescription drugs and alcohol, report says |
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Prescription Drug Abuse Risks – WBNG-TV
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WBNG-TV By WBNG News Binghamton, NY (WBNG Binghamton) The New York Senate passed bills hoping to combat the black market prescription drugs as well as the abuse of controlled drugs like pain killers. Studies show that prescription drugs are the second most … Opinion: Combating Prescription Drug Abuse Fighting prescription drug abuse Senator Kennedy Announces Actions Taken to Advance Fight Against Prescription … |
Drug Abuse Statistics: Fighting Prescription Drug Abuse – WXXA
Drug Abuse Statistics: Fighting prescription drug abuse – WXXA
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Fighting prescription drug abuse
WXXA Lawmakers in Albany hear from parents, physicians and pharmacists about the growing problem of prescription drug abuse. They say the solution could be a program for doctors and pharmacists to know exactly who is prescribing what to whom. Statistics … NY Website To Fight Prescription Drug Abuse Attorney General Schneiderman launches website on prescription drug abuse |
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Drug Abuse Statistics: Death Of Whitney Houston Draws Attention To Problem Of Prescription Drug Abuse – CBS Local
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Death Of Whitney Houston Draws Attention To Problem Of Prescription Drug Abuse
CBS Local While it will take weeks to determine exactly what took her life, one thing is certain: prescription drug abuse in this country is a growing problem. David Rotenberg, Vice President of Treatment at Caron Treatment Centers says the statistics are … |
Drug Abuse: Childhood Abuse Disrupts Brain Shape, Leads to Depression, Researchers Say – Bloomberg
Drug Abuse: Childhood Abuse Disrupts Brain Shape, Leads to Depression, Researchers Say – Bloomberg
Childhood abuse leads to permanent changes in a seahorse-shaped area of the brain that can cause adult depression and drug abuse, Harvard researchers said in a study that raises the possibility of new treatment. Brain scans of adults who …
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Drug Abuse: Whitney Houston lost most of 0 million fortune after years of drug abuse, high living – New York Daily News
Whitney Houston had frittered away her $ 100 million fortune on years of drug abuse and high living and was on the skids when she died. Decades of narcotics use took such a toll on the R&B queen, who once sold more than 170 million albums, that …
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Drug Abuse: Prescription drug abuse still big problem in Utah – ksl.com
SALT LAKE CITY — Whitney Houston’s death hits close to home for many Utahns, as well as families fighting the battle of prescription drug abuse, the leading cause of death in the state. The website useonlyasdirected.org tells the story of 13-year-old …
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Drug Abuse: Manatee County drug abuse snapshot – Bradenton Herald
— During the first eight months of 2011, the number of patients admitted for prescription drug abuse treatment rose from 238 to 284, according to Manatee Glens hospital and outpatient practice. — Since 2008, cases involving children removed …
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Causes of Drug Abuse: Family Destroyed by Drug Abuse in Pierce Kelley’s New Novel
Causes of Drug Abuse: Family Destroyed by Drug Abuse in Pierce Kelley’s New Novel
Story follows the path of drug addicts from beginning to rock bottom – and to recoveryCedar Key, Fla. (PRWEB) February 13, 2012 One of the nation’s most troubling problems is the abuse of prescription drugs. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, 7 million people were taking prescription drugs nonmedically – essentially, illegally. …
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Causes of Drug Abuse: Whitney Houston: A Star Burnt Out By Drugs
At her peak Whitney Houston was a superstar of the music industry, with the perfect voice and the perfect look to match.
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Causes of Drug Abuse: Drug link to coal mine deaths is not clear
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — As he defends his proposal to require drug-testing for all West Virginia coal miners, Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin is pointing to two state mining deaths he blames on alcohol or drug abuse. However, a review of official gover…
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