Prescription drug addiction takes heavy toll

Prescription drug addiction takes heavy toll
Seacoastonline.com
Last year, 164 people died due to prescription drug abuse in New Hampshire, nearly twice as many as those who died in car accidents, and many of the deaths were concentrated in the Seacoast, according to advocates. Drug Enforcement Administration ...

Woman blames drug addiction for credit card theft spree
Daily Mail - Charleston
Her attorney, Brian Escue, told the judge that Nichols had tried to beat her addiction but doctors continued to give her prescription medications, foiling her efforts to kick drugs. He said Nichols was on home confinement when she had a motorcycle ...

Actor Johnny Lewis acted out under drug influence, addiction expert doctor ...
Monsters and Critics.com
Reportedly Lewis' landlady, Catherine Davis, was bludgeoned to death before he fell to his own death. Multiple sources - including TMZ and the Los Angeles Times - report he was released from jail less than a week before police say he fatally attacked ...

Punjab battles heroin addiction
AFP
The prosperous northern Indian state of Punjab is in the grip of a worsening drug abuse crisis. It's estimated more than half of all rural households are home to at least one drug addict, a problem most acute along the border with Pakistan.Duration: 02 ...

SPAN bridges the challenge of drug abuse awareness in Dover, Sherborn
Wicked Local
Madden was genuinely concerned about underage drinking and drug use. She said, “Everyone knows people who have struggled with alcoholism or addiction, and for most people that starts when they are young. The new science about addiction and the ...

Former NBA star Herren tells of fight with addiction
Berkshire Eagle
day that the coach would pull me aside and tell me I needed a drug test," Herren told the engaged crowd. Every time Herren bounced back, his addiction kicked in. When playing college basketball in Fresno, Calif., he called up a dealer and did some ...

State disciplines addiction doc for abusing drugs
Syracuse.com
During probation Beals must remain active in self-help groups such as Narcotics Anonymous andAlcoholics Anonymous. He also must be monitored by a sobriety monitor, a practice supervisor and a therapist, and submit to unannounced drug tests.

Handful of Biased Journalists Threaten Treatment Industry's Good Work Says ...
The Herald | HeraldOnline.com
... Executive Officer of CRC Health Group, the nation's largest provider of behavioral health andaddiction treatment services, issued the following statement today, portions of which are in an oped in the October 1 issue of Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly.

Prescription drug roundup offered Saturday
Nevada Appeal
But a prescribed narcotic could lead to addiction, and when the drugs from the medicine cabinet are gone the addicted person looks for similar drugs or substitutes. The Investigation Division says that could result in heroin use since heroin can be ...

Overcoming addiction : A woman's tale
E-Pao.net
Imphal, September 27 2012: If you think it is not possible for woman drug users and a commercial sex workers to return to the mainstream and lead a normal life, you need to think twice or maybe thrice. The collective efforts of family, NGOs and firm ...

Drug Addiction | Changed Meaning | Solutions Recovery
The Meaning of Addiction Has Changed. Writing as editor of MedPage Today, the redoubtable George Lundberg* confidently (and briefly) declared: “All drugs ...
solutions-recovery.com/.../drug-addiction-changed-meaning

Freehold Township Recognizes Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery
The Freehold Township Committee has recognized the importance of helping those suffering with alcohol and drug addiction by dedicating an entire month to ...
www.rehabilitationtreatmentcenters.com/freehold-township-re...

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