The Truth Behind America's Pain Pill Epidemic

Published June 27, 2013

The Truth Behind America's Pain Pill Epidemic

Filed under: Symptoms Crack Cocaine Use

Unlike other major epidemics such as those connected to methamphetamine, crack cocaine or other illegal drugs, our prescription opioid problem is full of irony and agony, because it has been fueled, to a certain extent, by the actions of well-intended … Read more on TheFix.com

'Crack baby' scare overblown, teen research says

Filed under: Symptoms Crack Cocaine Use

Widespread use of crack cocaine in the 1980s led to the ''crack baby'' scare, when babies born to crack users sometimes had worrisome symptoms including jitteriness and smaller heads. Studies at the time blamed prenatal drug use, suggested affected … Read more on Worcester Telegram