prescription drug abuse

Prescription Drug Abuse Task Force Makes Progress

Prescription drug abuse task force makes progress
Narcotics Anonymous meetings are just one of several options someone who is addicted to prescription opioids or stimulants has to help with their recovery. Ten to 15 years ago, NA meetings began filling up with prescription drug abusers when rumors …
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Drugs Sold as Supplements? Researchers Identify Breast Cancer Drug in

Drugs sold as supplements? Researchers identify breast cancer drug in
Led by Michael Evans-Brown from the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) in Portugal, and in collaboration with researchers from the University of Liverpool in the UK, the testing team found tamoxifen present, and at …… Continue reading

Is Prescription Drug Abuse Rising Among Teens?

Question by Carletta D: is prescription drug abuse rising among teens?

Best answer:

Answer by the crusader
That’s what they say on the news. Apparently it’s easier to just take drugs out of their parents’ medicine cabinets rather than buy something illegal on the street.

Answer by Enfildate
yes

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'Heroin Epidemic' in Massachusetts Topic of Conference at Greenfield Community

'Heroin epidemic' in Massachusetts topic of conference at Greenfield Community
Also expected to speak are Hilary Jacobs, director of the state Department of Public Health Bureau of Substance Abuse Services; John P. McGahan, president and CEO of The Gavin Foundation, a Boston-based drug treatment, prevention and education …
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Signs of Prescription Drug Abuse?

Question by prncessang228: signs of prescription drug abuse?
I have a 7 year old daughter that I was sharing joint custody of with my ex-husband up until 12-3
of this year.

on that date, my daughter came home stating her father had physically hit her on the back of the… Continue reading

R.I. Expands Access to Naloxone, a Lifesaver in Opiate Overdoses

R.I. expands access to naloxone, a lifesaver in opiate overdoses
By some stroke of luck, the manager of the house — a transitional home for people in recovery from addiction — had just returned, and the frightened roommate alerted him. Michael J. Rossi, who … As Rossi tells it, “all… Continue reading