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Affordable Care Act Expands Coverage for Addiction Treatment

Affordable Care Act expands coverage for addiction treatment

Filed under: treatment of addiction

Drug treatment experts and public health officials said they see an increase in heroin use that is accompanying a rise in prescription opioid abuse by young people. A report released by the L.A. Department of Public Health Monday said drug overdose is … Read more on 89.3 KPCC

 

Does Calling Heroin Addiction A Brain Disease Help Avoid Tragedies Like Philip

Filed under: treatment of addiction

World Health Organization (WHO) Is Under Fire for Supporting Drug Companies by Pushing Swine Flu Vaccine?

Question by What I Say: World Health Organization (WHO) is Under Fire For Supporting Drug Companies by Pushing Swine Flu Vaccine?
Yesterday, here’s what FOX News first had to say about what was initially reported in London’s newspaper The Sun:

“A leading health expert said the swine flu scare was a ‘false pandemic’ led by drug companies that stood to make billions from vaccines, The Sun reported Monday.

Wolfgang Wodarg, head of health at the Council of Europe, claimed major firms organized a ‘campaign of panic’ to put pressure on the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare a pandemic.

Prescription Drug-Related Deaths Continue to Rise in US

Prescription drug-related deaths continue to rise in US

Filed under: drug abuse statistics 2010

Despite efforts by law enforcement and public health officials to curb prescription drug abuse, drug-related deaths in the United States have continued to rise, the latest data show. Figures from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … Read more on Los Angeles Times

 

Painkiller Deaths Rise Again in US

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Gloves & Veins

Gloves & Veins

Filed under: drug abuse in canada

Drug abuse in Punjab is at an all-time high. Obviously, some … The Punjab drug mafia's Canadian link (thousands of Punjabis have migrated to the country) is perhaps what has led to it becoming a vital conduit for international drug syndicates … Read more on Outlook

 

Ontario mom calls for new attitude toward addiction in wake of son's death

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Can You Become Addicted to Opioids Using Tramadol?

Question by Chloe Megan: Can you become addicted to opioids using tramadol?
The BNF states that tramadol is not suitable in people with opioid addiction. So does this mean that tramadol is not addictive?

The BNF also states that one of the side effects of tramadol is diarrhea which doesn’t stick to the normal rules of opioids.

Is tramadol a “True” opioid?

Best answer:

Answer by silky1
The widely-prescribed prescription painkiller tramadol has tricked doctors, and in turn their patients, into thinking it is a safer alternative to what are considered stronger narcotic painkillers, such as OxyContin.