What Is Addiction?
What Is Addiction?
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As the death of the actor Philip Seymour Hoffman and the rise of overdoses in New England indicate, heroin continues to be a plague of both desperate poverty and tortured privilege. The abuse of prescription drugs is an even more widespread problem. Read more on New York Times
Teen Prescription Drug Abuse On the Rise – Teen Prescription Drug Abuse On the Rise Teen prescription drug abuse on the rise. ALBANY — We’re here to talk about prescription drug abuse and it is an ep…
With drug overdoses rising, Fitzpatrick questions approval of 'highly …
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Post-marketing studies, according to the FDA, will also “assess the known serious risks of misuse, abuse, increased sensitivity to pain (hyperalgesia), addiction, overdose, and death associated with long-term use beyond 12 weeks.” But that won't … Read more on The Intelligencer
Program to prevent drug abuse expands
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At a recent drug forum at St. Vincent College, Gina Davis, director of the Reality Tour for the Norwin School District, said some middle school students are heroin addicts. “The average age for experimentation is getting lower and lower,” Norris said … Read more on Tribune-Review