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Drug Abuse Methadone: Feds refuse to limit production of deadly Oxycodone
By Guy Taylor, Special to the Times Tuesday, November 1, 2011 An epidemic of Oxycodone abuse has struck America in the last decade. The number of emergency room visits stemming from nonmedical abuse of the narcotic prescription painkiller drug rose by 256 percent between 2004 and 2009, according to the U.S. government’s Drug Abuse Warning Network. In Florida, the Medical Examiners Commission …
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Drug Abuse Methadone: Arrests mark U.S. prescription drug abuse crackdown
TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) – U.S. authorities arrested 22 people in Florida on Friday, including pharmacists and doctors, in a crackdown against prescription drug abuse that officials say is the nation’s fastest growing drug problem.
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Drug Abuse Methadone: Drug-addicted babies difficult to treat
These babies cry differently. They ache. They burn with fever. They shake. “Drugs are the single, solitary reason they’re here,” said Carla Sanders, a neonatal nurse practitioner at East Tennessee Children’s Hospital. “They want to be consoled, but they can’t be consoled. Our nurses go home at the end of the day in tears.”
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Drug Abuse Methadone: Generation Oxy: Pills attract, addict teens – Knoxville News Sentinel

Generation Oxy: Pills attract, addict teens Knoxville News Sentinel About one out of every 10 teens across the state report using painkillers without a doctor's advice, according to the most recently available federal statistics — even after being warned since at least kindergarten about the dangers of drug abuse. …

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Drug Abuse Methadone: Is Purdue Pharma-Sponsored ‘Partnership at drugfree.org’ a Ruse? – Salem-News.Com

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Is Purdue Pharma-Sponsored 'Partnership at drugfree.org' a Ruse? Salem-News.Com It appears Partnership at Drugfree.org is taking credit for bringing a level of success to the epidemic of drug use in the US So why is the US and Canada in a Tsunami of drug addiction, death and abuse while the pharmaceutical industry pushes for the …

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Drug Tests Methadone: How to get help with drug abuse
His aim is to link substance misusers with services such as addiction counselling, the methadone clinic and treatment centres. He is also available for advice and support, advocacy, auricular acupuncture and harm reduction advice. …
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Drug Tests Methadone: Second tainted letter turns up at Harford County Detention Center
In a statement, Public Information Officer Erin Julius says, "Previous urinalysis testing didn't have the capability to detect that particular drug. However, within the last four months, urinalysis tests have been changed so as to also detect Suboxone. …
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Drug Abuse Methadone: Girlfriend of man who fatally stabbed – Daily Local News

Girlfriend of man who fatally stabbed Daily Local News According to a scenario of the murder laid out by Wheatcraft at his plea last month, Driscoll had been abusing prescription drugs – namely Adderall – and methadone in the time leading up to his mother's death. That drug use exacerbated his already …

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Drug Abuse Methadone: Substance Abuse Treatment Facility: Programs to Conduct – WattGlobe Network

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Substance Abuse Treatment Facility: Programs to Conduct WattGlobe Network Forth, you can choose the methadone clinics that offer medication-assisted outpatient treatment for people who are dependent on opioid drugs. What happens in the programs for Substance Abuse Treatment Facility? The programs that are suggested by the US …

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Drug Abuse Methadone: Higgins, Kennedy Take Action to Stop Prescription Drug Abuse – WKBW-TV

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Higgins, Kennedy Take Action to Stop Prescription Drug Abuse WKBW-TV Higgins is also cosponsoring the Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2011 (HR1925) which would provide better educational tools for health professionals and consumers, clinical guidelines for methadone use, and federal support for … and more »

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Drug Abuse Methadone: Tackling a crisis ‘more serious than diabetes’ – CBC.ca

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Tackling a crisis 'more serious than diabetes' CBC.ca Methadone therapy is a treatment option offered to addicts.The drug is used to help people overcome a dependence on a range of opiates, including heroin. Dr. Michael Franklyn, who works at one of the methadone clinics in Sudbury, said most of his …

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Drug Abuse Methadone: Higgins, Kennedy Take Action to Stop Prescription Drug Abuse
Congressman, Senator join Avi and Julie Israel, other local advocates to encourage Western New Yorkers to fight the epidemic.
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Drug Abuse Methadone: Tackling a crisis ‘more serious than diabetes’
More and more people in Sudbury and northeastern Ontario are looking for help with a prescription drug addiction
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