Residents Invent New Method of Abusing Drugs

Residents Invent New Method of Abusing Drugs

Filed under: drug and drug abuse

After the government of Rwanda embarked on strict measures of fighting drug abuse and illegal liquor, residents near borders cross over to neighboring countries, use them and come back. This was revealed during the meeting that was held in Muhanga … Read more on AllAfrica.com

The new epidemic: Prescription drug abuse

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Science has blessed the medical community with powerful prescription drugs that can take away a patient's pain — Vicodin, OxyContin, Oxycodone, Percocet and others. But those drugs are opiate-based and addictive. Most patients who use them won't … Read more on Statesman Journal (blog)

OxyContin use down in Vt. but heroin use increases

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Investigators, counselors, and others combating drug abuse were elated two years ago when OxyContin's manufacturer, Purdue Pharma, reformulated the prescription pain medicine, Lieutenant Matt Birmingham, head of the Vermont Drug Task Force, said in … Read more on Boston Globe