Posts Tagged ‘Abuse’
Prescription Drug Abuse, Deaths Target of New Washington Law – the Spokesman Review
Drug Methadone: Prescription drug abuse, deaths target of new Washington law – The Spokesman Review
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Prescription drug abuse, deaths target of new Washington law
The Spokesman Review An InvestigateWest analysis of US Drug Enforcement Administration data shows Washington ranked fourth-highest nationally in per-capita prescribing of methadone in 2006 (the most recent year for which reliable data is available) and 11th for oxycodone … |
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Drug Methadone: Tomblin drug bill focuses on tracking abusers, manufacturers – Daily Mail – Charleston
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Tomblin drug bill focuses on tracking abusers, manufacturers
Daily Mail – Charleston Tomblin's bill would require methadone clinics and newly licensed pain clinics to check the system, but not other doctors. Mason said the system still helps law enforcement officials. Tomblin will also create an advisory committee that will help … |
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Drug Methadone: 1990s saw hard push for legal opiates – The Spokesman Review
Drug Abuse Methadone: Sheriff, Parent Group Work to Curb Drug Use
Drug Abuse Methadone: Sheriff, parent group work to curb drug use
Tideland News Writer Carteret County Sheriff Asa Buck and a new parents group are working together to try to curb drug abuse, especially by young people, in the western part of Carteret County.
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Drug Abuse Methadone: Health Care Network Initiates Efforts to Curb Prescription Drug Abuse
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Drug Abuse Methadone: Eaton Rapids woman fights prescription drug abuse in memory of daughter
Eaton Rapids resident Janice O'Donnell leafs through an album chronicling the life of her late daughter, Holli Tyler. O'Donnell has dedicated herself to helping others avoid the trap of prescription drug abuse that claimed Holli's life.
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Drug Abuse Methadone: Conway, Fla. AG say tighter regs needed on pills
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Dr. Karen Shay recognized the changes in her teenage daughter Sarah — the withdrawal from long-time friends, weight loss and a defiant attitude toward family — all hallmarks of a prescription drug addiction.
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Quest Tackles Drug Abuse
Drug Abuse Methadone: Quest tackles drug abuse
County officials are fighting back against prescription drug abuse, a problem they say is becoming an epidemic.
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Drug Abuse Methadone: Sheriff, parent group work to curb drug use
Tideland News Writer Carteret County Sheriff Asa Buck and a new parents group are working together to try to curb drug abuse, especially by young people, in the western part of Carteret County.
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Drug Abuse Methadone: NJ attorney general unveils prescription drug tracking program
TRENTON — New Jersey has a new tool to fight prescription drug diversion and abuse: a database.
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Drug Abuse Methadone: New Jersey Begins Tracking Prescription Drug Sales
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 40 Americans a day die from prescription drug abuse — more than heroin and cocaine combined.
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Drug Abuse Methadone: The Cure for Oxycodone Addiction Can Be Deadly – Gainesville Sun
Drug Abuse Methadone: The cure for oxycodone addiction can be deadly – Gainesville Sun
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The cure for oxycodone addiction can be deadly
Gainesville Sun "For the past 20 years, this is the most extensive expansion we have had, due primarily to prescription drug abuse," said Erin Gillespie, press secretary for the Florida Department of Children and Families. But state statistics show that the methadone … |
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Drug Abuse Methadone: Quest tackles drug abuse – Massillon Independent
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Quest tackles drug abuse
Massillon Independent Medically-assisted treatment, which includes the use of drugs such as methadone and suboxone, is one aspect of the plan, which can take clients up to 90 days to complete. “When they have those (medications), they don't have the cravings and if they use … |
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Drug Abuse Methadone: Out of the Darkness of Prescription Drug Abuse – WKMS
Drug Abuse Methadone: Addict Turned Expert Says Mainstream View of Addiction Needs Rethink – TheTyee.ca (Blog)
Drug Abuse Methadone: Addict turned expert says mainstream view of addiction needs rethink – TheTyee.ca (blog)
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Addict turned expert says mainstream view of addiction needs rethink
TheTyee.ca (blog) By Ben Christopher January 19, 2012 12:05 pm That's the key message of a new book by Dr. Peter Ferentzy, a Toronto-based addiction specialist with over twenty years of experience studying social attitudes surrounding drug use. … |
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Drug Abuse Methadone: Does Illicit Drug Use Harm Cognition in Midlife? – Medscape
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Does Illicit Drug Use Harm Cognition in Midlife?
Medscape The illicit drug categories were cannabis, ecstasy, cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin, amphetamines, hallucinogenic mushrooms, LSD, temazepam, methadone, amyl nitrates (poppers), ketamine, and "other drugs." When the participants were 50 years old, … |
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Drug Abuse Methadone: Suicide attempt precedes alleged murderer’s death – WLFI.com
Drug Abuse Methadone: Conway, Fla. AG Say Tighter Regs Needed on Pills – MiamiHerald.com
Drug Abuse Methadone: Conway, Fla. AG say tighter regs needed on pills – MiamiHerald.com
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Conway, Fla. AG say tighter regs needed on pills
MiamiHerald.com The drug abuse is driven by poverty, hopelessness and addictions stemming from injuries sustained in the coal industry, Cameron said. Along with urban areas, many of those painkillers also came from Florida, where clinics catered to people from Ohio … |
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Drug Abuse Methadone: NJ attorney general: Database targets prescription drug abuse – Dailyrecord.com
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NJ attorney general: Database targets prescription drug abuse
Dailyrecord.com “Prescription drug abuse is not a victimless crime. We have lost so many young lives to this epidemic, along with their talent, their love and potential, gone and never to return.” In 2010, more than 7200 people were admitted to state-licensed or … Attorney General Chiesa announces New Jersey prescription monitoring program AG Announces New Jersey Prescription Monitoring Program Keeping Track of Pills, Pharmacies Flag Abuse of Pain Prescriptions |