With rise in prescription drug use comes greater addictionTimes Herald-Record
That pattern follows statewide and national trends, trends coupled with rising numbers of people seeking treatment for prescription drug addiction. The sales ... That's a statewide trend, according to the state Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse ...
Treasure Coast doctors try to make life easier for AIDS patientsFort Pierce Tribune
Another neurological problem common in AIDS patients is drug addiction, especially to cocaine and methamphetamine. McLaughlin is studying mental illness and drug addiction in mice to better understand it in AIDS patients. He hopes his research ...
Fetal Argument: County DA to begin prosecution of mothers who use drugs ...Anniston Star
It's unrealistic to expect a woman who is battling drug addiction to give up her habit just because she becomes pregnant, said Emma Ketteringham, the former legal advocacy director of the national group. The threat of prosecution does not magically ...
After years of use, dangers of opioid drugs discoveredAustin American-Statesman
A decade ago, the agency was criticized for not getting the medications to ailing veterans quickly enough and so adjusted its protocols to make the drugs more available. But in the face of mounting evidence of addiction and overdoses, many now say ...
PIEPER: Late onset alcoholism affects millions of seniors and their family membersEvansville Courier & Press
An illness we don't think about nearly as much is alcoholism, yet according to the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, 6 to 11 percent of seniors admitted to hospitals show signs of alcoholism. The general perception is that alcohol ...
Drug rehab called key to avoid 3rd strikeSan Francisco Chronicle
The state has conducted the assessments since 2006. Among the findings: -- Drug addiction is the major problem among habitual criminals. Inmates serving three-strikes sentences are 3 1/2 times as likely to be at "high risk" for addiction than "low risk ...
San Francisco ChroniclePrescription Take Back Day aims to curb drug addiction trendCBS42
As part of the Shelby County Drug Enforcement Task Force, it's something he's see far too often. That's why Sgt. Webb took part in National Prescription Take Back Day. It's an chance for people to drop off old prescriptions to have them properly discarded.
67% of Punjab households home to at least one addict – Indian state in grip of ...Kuwait Times
He believes that Punjab's relative affluence and its cultural norms, coupled with the easy access todrugs, make addiction a commonplace reality. “Punjab has a very macho culture, very prone to showing off. It's a ready-made market for drugs,” the 38 ...
John - Govt Should Do More With Drug RehabCaribarena Antigua
Mary John, a fairly well known woman who has been telling her life story many times over about her 18-year battle with drug addiction, openly shared her feelings with Caribarena.com during an exclusive interview. Although she has been drug-free from ...
Drug take back removes 1000 pounds of old prescriptionsThe Morning Journal
Prescription drug abuse has become an epidemic in Ohio. Eight-three percent of abused prescription drugs are obtained from a relative or friend, according to the Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction services. Fifty-five percent of those ...
Woman blames drug addiction for credit card theft spree - Cops and ...CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A thief who went on a crime spree stealing credit cards in several counties was sentenced to 18 months in prison, followed by another ...
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Has drug addiction caused Erin Moran of Happy Days to become homeless?scallywagandvagabond
Then corroborating the notion that drug abuse along with alcohol abuse have been a contributing factor in the former actresses demise are images which show her looking incredibly haggard, tired, worse for wear and well worse past her 51 years. To be ...
scallywagandvagabondFamily speaks out on prescription drug addictionKATV
LITTLE ROCK (KATV) - In many homes, you can find prescription drugs that are left over from a surgery or health issue that are no longer being used. Police and state leaders say if you think it's okay to simply leave it there, you're wrong. Kurt and ...
Carrie Fisher's drug addiction captured in Return of the Jedi with overgrown ...Daily Mail
Speaking of her cocaine addiction, Carrie also spoke to Australian newswire AAP, saying: 'Slowly, I realised I was doing a bit more drugs than other people and losing my choice in the matter. 'We did cocaine on the set of Empire, in the ice planet [the ...
Daily MailPunjab in grip of a drug epidemicgulfnews.com
Out of the 130 patients he sees every day, some 70 to 80 per cent are battling drug addiction. New Delhi: On a muggy evening in the north Indian city of Amritsar, Sunil Sharma prepares for another heroin hit in a decrepit, abandoned building. Before ...
gulfnews.comPrescription drugs' impact: 'Uncle Jimmy's house' is mausoleum at Staten ...SILive.com
(In this report, Aja Eisenhardt, a 33-year-old Castleton Corners resident, relates her brother's unsuccessful struggle to end his drug addiction.) STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- My brother, Jimmy Hession, would have turned 28 this year, but instead he will ...
SILive.comActor Martin Sheen, drug treatment experts 'Coming Together' to heal community ...MLive.com
The Community Healing Centers provides intervention, counseling services and outpatient drug addiction recovery programs at the Elizabeth Upjohn Community Healing Center on Stadium Drive .They also operate the regions only detox and residential ...
MLive.comNational Prescription Drug Take Back Day is todayEmpireStateNews.net
... Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS), New York State Police, and Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) encourage New Yorkers to participate in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, September 29.
Getting pills from pain clinic was easy, recovering addict tells juryKnoxville News Sentinel
The indictment alleges, among other things, that she allowed her nurse practitioner to write prescriptions without examining patients, was aware of but never reported known drug addiction anddrug dealing by some of her patients, and engaged in money ...
Brookline police chief: Prescription drug abuse 'a serious drug problem'Nashua Telegraph
Quigley was speaking at a forum on prescription drug abuse and addiction at Hollis Brookline High School. It was held to continue education efforts about prescription drugs, which are now more abused in New Hampshire than everything except alcohol.
