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Oregon State Medical Examiner Released 2013 Drug-Related Death Stats
Oregon State Medical Examiner released 2013 drug-related death stats
Oregon — Oregon State Medical Examiner Dr. Karen Gunson released 2013 drug-related death statistics reflecting one fewer death from last year and a near 7 percent drop from 2012 when deaths reached their highest level since 2000. Preliminary drug-related death statistics showed the lowest number of Cocaine-related deaths and highest number of Methamphetamine-related deaths since 2000. Drug …
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US Officials Call for Greater Use of Medications to Treat Drug Abuse
More than 15 million people around the world have substance abuse issues, according to the World Health Organization. In the United States, health officials say the abuse of prescription drugs is worsening and that deaths from prescribed painkillers have increased to more than 16,000 a year. They are calling for greater use of inexpensive and effective medications to treat what they are calling …
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Methadone Given to Girl at Age 4 Started Her Slow Death – Columbus Dispatch
Methadone given to girl at age 4 started her slow death – Columbus Dispatch
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Methadone given to girl at age 4 started her slow death
Columbus Dispatch Four days before her fifth birthday, on Oct. 7, 2010, Amya was sick and having trouble sleeping in her South Side home. In an attempt to make her feel better, a family friend gave her a sip of methadone. The synthetic drug, normally prescribed to … |
Bain Capital sees opportunity in methadone clinics – Boston Globe
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Bain Capital sees opportunity in methadone clinics
Boston Globe Methadone is often stigmatized, he acknowledged, but for some addicts — when it's used in combination with counseling and other treatments — the substitute drug makes a dramatic difference in their lives. “Methadone will allow you to go from a … |
Heroin Becoming Cheaper and More Accessible, Fueling Spike in Addicts
Heroin becoming cheaper and more accessible, fueling spike in addicts
Law Enforcement may be winning the battle against prescription pill abuse, but at the expense of another dangerous drug. Promote to Mobile 0 read more
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5 ways to help heroin addicts
With heroin overdoses on the rise, advocates want more access to treatment, and Good Samaritan laws.
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DEA Drug Take-Back Collection Site Locator Now Available
DEA Drug Take-Back Collection Site Locator Now Available
1.3 million emergency department visits in 2010 were related to prescription drug misuse or abuse. Approximately 50 percent of teens believe prescription drug abuse is safer than abusing street drugs and …
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Grand jury charges 12 in pill ring; Knox County probe ‘significant’
A Knox County grand jury this week indicted a dozen people who investigators say were part of a pill-trafficking ring that moved prescription drugs from Florida to Ohio. The indictments include five people from Columbus and a Mount Vernon man who detectives think organized the drug ring.
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Former UK Drugs Advisor to Speak At”Dream Drug” Heroin Treatment Centre
Former UK drugs advisor to speak at”dream drug” heroin treatment centre
Professor David Nutt says naltrexone can allow heroin addicts “live a normal life”.
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Methadone Given to Girl at Age 4 Started Her Slow Death – Columbus Dispatch
Methadone given to girl at age 4 started her slow death – Columbus Dispatch
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Methadone given to girl at age 4 started her slow death
Columbus Dispatch Four days before her fifth birthday, on Oct. 7, 2010, Amya was sick and having trouble sleeping in her South Side home. In an attempt to make her feel better, a family friend gave her a sip of methadone. The synthetic drug, normally prescribed to … |
Ireland has 9615 methadone users but care plans needed to get them drug-free – thejournal.ie
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Ireland has 9615 methadone users but care plans needed to get them drug-free
thejournal.ie Tony Geoghegan, CEO of Merchants Quay told TheJournal.ie, that while it is better to have people on a legal and controlled drug like methadone than heroin, but said it would be better if people weren't left languishing on methadone, with no care-plans … |