prescription drugs

Stress Leads Some Doctors to Abuse Prescription Drugs

Stress leads some doctors to abuse prescription drugs

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In general, the reasons the doctors cited for their drug abuse are "typical of what we see among physicians in treatment," said Dr. J. Randle Adair, of the substance-abuse treatment center Hazelden. "Recreational use of these drugs is pretty low on the … Read more on myfox47

 

Area heroin overdoses increasing

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RI Gets $11M to Fight Youth Substance Abuse

RI gets M to fight youth substance abuse

Filed under: youth and drug abuse

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island has received an $ 11 million, five-year grant from the federal government to target the abuse of alcohol, marijuana and prescription drugs by teens and young adults. The state's Department of Behavioral Healthcare, … Read more on Boston.com

 


Pyle Questions DCED Secretary – Rep. Jeff Pyle poses questions during the House Appropriations Committee budget hearing with the Department of Community and Economic Development.

 

Rep. Swalwell Announces Grants to Prevent Youth Substance Use in Hayward

Silk Road Blues: Shutting Down a Corner of the Dark Internet

Silk Road Blues: Shutting Down a Corner of the Dark Internet

Filed under: crack cocaine injection

If Silk Road — the "anonymous marketplace" that sold illegal drugs, passports, ATM hacks, and dried reindeer meat (but mostly drugs) — had a headquarters, maybe manned by a fleet of office workers fueled by ill-begotten blow, you would have thought … Read more on Grantland (blog)

 

Why meth hasn't broken bad in the UK

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Khloe Kardashian Offered $1 Million to Endorse Home Drug Tests

Khloe Kardashian Offered Million To Endorse Home Drug Tests

Filed under: Crack Cocaine Drug Testing Kit

In a rather disgusting method of attention whoring, Yaacov Shoham, C.E.O. of IDenta, says he's sending Khloe 50 kits that will test “surfaces and objects around your home for residue left by coke, crack, heroin, ecstasy and a few others” so she can … Read more on Gossip On This

 

Khloé Kardashian thanked her loyal fans online in an upbeat post Tuesday.

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Josh Freeman Was in NFL's Substance Abuse Program

Josh Freeman was in NFL's substance abuse program

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Freeman said in a statement released by his agent late Monday that he voluntarily entered the substance-abuse program and submitted to random testing more than a year ago after he mistakenly took Ridalin instead of Adderall to treat attention deficit … Read more on Los Angeles Times

 


Perscription Drug Abuse Is Bad – For Teen Leadership. Written, filmed, and edited in 2.5 hours. Credit to Fredryk Phox for the febreeze/windex thing. Songs in order: Muita Bobeira by Luciana…

 

Intensive SubstanceAbuse Treatment Fails to Deliver Better Results: Study

Intensive SubstanceAbuse Treatment Fails to Deliver Better Results: Study

Filed under: drug abuse and health problems

“That's a huge step in substance-abuse treatment.” This likely explains why people in both groups seemed to benefit, he said. Chronic care management has been shown to be effective for chronic medical and mental-health conditions, including depression … Read more on Health.com

 


Preview to 40th anniversary of JFK-#39s assassination News 2003 – Saturday marks the 40th anniversary of the the assassination of former US President John F. Kennedy a president who became more popular in death than in life…

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im 27,i had a problem with drugs,from age 12-25.ive taken just about everything apart from heroin and crack.my cousin died of an overdose.she was 25.one of my best friends brothers died from septicemia caused by injecting..he was 23.they were not from … Read more on About – News & Issues

 

Seminar stacks body bags to show toll of substance abuse in Westmoreland

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TVUSD to Host Forum on Drug Abuse Among Schoolchildren

TVUSD To Host Forum On Drug Abuse Among Schoolchildren

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The Oct. 10 forum at Temecula Valley High School's Performing Arts Center is titled “Why Our Kids Are Getting Sicker-Quicker," and will be led by Dr. Bill Beacham, executive director of the Center for Drug Free Communities. The event begins at 7 p.m … Read more on Patch.com

 

Why do doctors abuse prescription drugs? 'Self-medication' is key reason

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Editorial: Breaking Bad Fans Ironically Addicted

Editorial: Breaking Bad fans ironically addicted

Filed under: meth addiction symptoms signs

While it may not produce similar side effects like sores or “meth mouth,” the signs of a “Breaking Bad” addiction in conjunction with meth addiction are uncanny. … Many who know a victim of this Heisenburg obsession can identify the symptoms listed … Read more on The Baylor Lariat

 

Families in Support of Treatment (F.I.S.T.) Takes Action to Increase Access to

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Prescription Drugs Sold Illegally Online

Prescription drugs sold illegally online

Filed under: drug abuse websites

LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Prescription drug abuse has grown rapidly in recent years. The FDA … In an Eyewitness News investigation, we found that these drugs are readily bought without a prescription on the streets and through websites, such as Craigslist. Read more on abc7.com

 

Kinnelon program to help parents identify youths' drug abuse

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The New Jersey Association of Drug Recognition Experts' website says the DRE program and procedures were first developed by the Los Angeles Police Department in the 1970s. The training program teaches officers to use a standardized 12-step … Read more on NorthJersey.com