War Against Prescription Drug Abuse May Have Fueled Heroin Use
War against prescription drug abuse may have fueled heroin use
Some in the field of drug addiction are saying the U.S. government’s fight against prescription drug abuse may be causing the rise in heroin use. The crack down on pill mills, and making prescription narcotics harder to access is fueling the switch to …
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Marin parents who lost children to prescription drug abuse join new task force
18, 2010, two days before his 25th birthday, but Jason had been struggling for some time with an OxyContin addiction. Ric Torchon’s son, Jacob, was a 19-year-old student at … dispense painkillers. “Emergency rooms are one of the main portals …
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Know everything about signs of drug abuse and addiction
Knowing the signs of drug abuse and addiction will help you with identifying problems with family and friends. Addictions are defined as a compulsive need for and use of habit-forming substance — heroine, tobacco or alcohol — characterized …
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Ocean County On List Of 7 Counties With Highest Drug Abuse Rate
As that list and this compilation show, drug abuse is no longer a scourge that's confined to the nation's crime-ridden areas. In some New Jersey counties, heroin abuse was a major factor in a steep increase in drug abuse cases over the past year. In …
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UN anti-narcotics panel urges greater stock in prevention, treatment of drug abuse
4 March 2014 – Investment in prevention and treatment of drug abuse can lead to significant savings in health-care and crime-related costs, and alleviate the suffering of drug-dependent users and their families, the independent United Nations body …
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