Prescription pills fuel crime, treatment in Maine
Substance Abuse Help in the News
Substance Abuse Help: Prescription pills fuel crime, treatment in Maine
While recent events may have grabbed headlines in the Portland area, the issue of prescription drug abuse is, and has been, a Maine and national problem for some time. The number of Mainers seeking… Continue reading
Community meeting planned on prescription drug abuse
Treating Methamphetamine Addiction in the News
Treating Methamphetamine Addiction: Community meeting planned on prescription drug abuse
While it's been relatively easy to isolate trafficking and abuse of substances such as crack-cocaine and methamphetamine to a kind of counter-culture that lurks in dark alleys, that's not the case with prescription pills.… Continue reading
Crystal Meth Addiction Treatment: Police plan campaign to curb rising prescription drug use
Crystal Meth Addiction Treatment in the News
Crystal Meth Addiction Treatment: Police plan campaign to curb rising prescription drug use
… 6.3 kilograms of marijuana, 17.9 kilograms of cocaine, 35.6 kilograms of crystal meth, and 2.8 kilograms of crack. Meanwhile, a total of 43 drug addicts came for treatment… Continue reading
Heroin Withdrawal: Prescription Drug Abuse Leads to Increase in Heroin Use among Young Adults
Article by Steven Hayes
Young Adults in Suburban and Rural Areas at Risk
Novus Medical Detox Facility of Pasco County, Florida (http://www.novusdetox.com) Director Steven L. Hayes warns today of an old scourge being given new life by prescription drug abuse
Crystal Meth Affects: FESTUS > City passes prescription law for cold medicines
Crystal Meth Affects in the News
Crystal Meth Affects: FESTUS > City passes prescription law for cold medicines
Festus became on Wednesday the third city in Jefferson County to require a doctor’s prescription to buy products that contain ephedrine and pseudoephedrine. Byrnes Mill and De Soto have already passed similar legislation, and Crystal City is… Continue reading
Prescription drug use on the rise, says OBN
Signs Of Addiction in the News
Signs Of Addiction: Prescription drug use on the rise, says OBN
The death of Oklahoma linebacker Austin Box to is a grim reminder on just how prescription drug overdose deaths have escalated.
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Signs Of Addiction: Facing chronic pain… Continue reading