Drug Abuse

Why heroin is spreading in America's suburbs
The latest rise in heroin abuse was made more visible by the recent overdose death of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman. But use of the drug has been growing steadily across many levels of society for at least the past five years. And unlike the heroin …
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Synthetic drugs: an uncontrolled health threat
These drugs are used too commonly by adolescents and young adults. A 2012 study completed by the National Institute on Drug Abuse reported that 15 percent of adolescents had used some form of synthetic drugs in the past year and that these drugs were …
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Solutions to drug problem elusive, Manchin hears
MADISON — There were more concerns than answers Friday when U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Circuit … The state's junior senator offered five points to those in attendance as ways the battle against drug abuse can be fought. Thompson hosted the …
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Medication Education
Prescription drug abuse is overlooked but dangerous, constituting the second most abused drug group in adolescents. In 2008, prescription drug abuse killed more people than heroin and cocaine abuse, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
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Drug Abuse in America The Lethal New Pill Hitting the Street – Dr. Oz Show – 03/26/2014 – Drug Abuse in America: The Lethal New Pill Hitting the Street Dr. Oz is joined by Dr. Sanjay Gupta to discuss a new prescription painkiller they believe could intensify our epidemic of prescriptio…