Drug overdose

Hi, My Name Is Gavin Sharples and I Am an Addict !

Hi, My name is Gavin Sharples and I am an addict !

Filed under: cocaine habit

It is crazy that we wouldn't give a new-born child a bottle of Coke to drink but we give them sweetened milk and milk formula's full of sugar without blinking an eye. Before I was two months old, I looked like a baby sumo wrestler and my habit was … Read more on News24

 


Old Crow Medicine Show – Wagon Wheel & Cocaine Habit – Old Crow Medicine Show Boothbay Opera House, June 5, 2013 Cocaine Habit begins around 5:20.

Mom Who Smokes and Drinks Around Her Toddler – Child Abuse?

Question by Chelsea A: Mom who smokes and drinks around her toddler – child abuse?
My best friend (not anymore) of 12 years recently moved out of my apartment (where she had a bedroom with a crib) to her mother’s apartment where she and the 16 month old sleep on a leather sofa in the living room. Mom smokes weed and cigarettes, gets drunk often, takes esctacy (a street drug – mdma…) and any other prescription type pills she can get her hands on and spends her “child support” money, and her Welfare benefits on her habits – including new tattoos, drugs and alcohol. Is this considered child abuse? Should I report it? I live in Oregon.
In this apartment also lives her 17 year old little brother, her new best friend and her 2 year old daughter and her mom with her 24 year old boyfriend. All of whom participate in affore mentioned illicit activities.

Research Proj…?

Question by k.nicole211: Research Proj…?
What prescription drugs are most commonly abused?
Also, where does overdose/acidental overdose sit on the list of teen deaths??

Best answer:

Answer by the-average-american
There are 3 categories in which prescription drugs are abused. They are:
-Narcotics, such as: OxyContin, Vicodin, Percocet
-Depressants such as, Xanax, Valium, Librium
-Stimulants such as, Ritalin, Dexedrine, Meridia

From (http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/02/09/america/NA-MED-US-Drug-Overdoses.php) “The number of accidental drug overdose deaths rose from 11,155 in 1999 to 19,838 in 2004, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention”

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Is It Dangerous to Mix Suboxone and Methadone?

Question by Adrian: is it dangerous to mix suboxone and methadone?

Best answer:

Answer by Mathieu
Yes it could cause you (or someone else) to go into severe physical withdrawal rather than causing a high. It would also be extremely dangerous, both buprenorphine, the opioid in Suboxone and especially methadone have higher mortality rates than most other opioids.

Stop Teen Prescription Drug Abuse

Stop teen prescription drug abuse

Filed under: drug abuse in teens

Did you know more Americans now die from drug overdoses than car crashes? It is a startling and deadly statistic. Of these deaths, 60 percent were due to the misuse and abuse of prescription drugs — making them more deadly than illicit drugs like … Read more on The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines

 

Teen drug abuse on the rise

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Natural Compound Resveratrol Counteracts Effects of Meth Use

Natural Compound Resveratrol Counteracts Effects of Meth Use

Filed under: side effects of meth users

These results are particularly encouraging, as it is the dopamine spike in the brain that causes addicts to feel the enjoyment from using the drug, and also stimulates the craving for more. Researchers hope that these results may encourage physicians … Read more on PsychCentral.com (blog)

 

Students see ER horrors of drug, alcohol use

Filed under: side effects of meth users

How Does It Feel to Be Hooked on Opioids?

How does it feel to be hooked on opioids?

Filed under: Statistics On Crack Cocaine Abuse

… it's getting dramatically worse. Where crack once reigned as the most dangerous drug in the city, painkiller opiates like oxycodone, fentanyl, percocet and morphine have moved in, creating a crippling and pervasive addiction problem for drug users … Read more on CBC.ca

 

Community tackles prescription drug abuse

Filed under: Statistics On Crack Cocaine Abuse

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Prescription Drug Abuse Now More Deadly Than Heroin, Cocaine Combined

Prescription drug abuse now more deadly than heroin, cocaine combined

Filed under: article on drug abuse

More people are dying in the United States from prescription drugs than from heroin and cocaine combined, a new study says, signaling that pill abuse is not just the leading cause of drug overdose deaths, but that it also requires more oversight and … Read more on Christian Science Monitor

 

Joe Jonas' Alleged Drug Addiction Behind Jonas Brothers Tour Cancellation

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Vermont's War on Opiates Shows Signs of Progress

Vermont's war on opiates shows signs of progress

Filed under: crack cocaine overdose

Confiscated heroin, crack cocaine and marijuana uncovered during a Vermont State Police investigation are seen in this 2011 photo. / FILE …. Even with the increase, Vermont's fatal overdose rate was 10th lowest among the 50 states, the study determined. Read more on BurlingtonFreePress.com

 

Heroin use on the rise

Filed under: crack cocaine overdose

In Champaign County, Coroner Duane Northrup reported that 46 people died from drug overdoses in 2010, 2011 and 2012. Of those, 29 involved heroin. … Cocaine and crack cocaine were the rage when Carey began his career. Around 2000, he said, the … Read more on Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette