Prescription Drug Abuse Summit- Treatment and Prevention Perspective- 01

Prescription Drug Abuse Summit- Treatment and Prevention Perspective- 01 –

Stats indicate drug–abuse epidemic, but have we become desensitized?

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Mahoning Valley professionals who work in drug treatment and law enforcement say statistics are one way to understand how destructive addiction to heroin or other drugs can be. For example, the number of heroin-overdose deaths in Ohio jumped from …
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Kentucky's response to drug epidemic is yielding some good news

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Another program founded after the spike in prescription-drug abuse is Operation UNITE. The initiative, founded in 2003 by Republican U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers, covers 32 counties in Eastern and Southern Kentucky and includes money for drug treatment, …
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Five worst treatments for migraines

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About 36 million Americans suffer from excruciating migraines, and many get low-value treatments from their doctors such as unnecessary imaging scans or prescription opiate painkillers that can be addictive. … While over-the-counter pain relievers …
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