Drug Abuse: CLAAD Warns of Increase in Prescription Drug Overdoses – the Herald | HeraldOnline.com
CLAAD Warns of Increase in Prescription Drug Overdoses – The Herald | HeraldOnline.com
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CLAAD Warns of Increase in Prescription Drug Overdoses
The Herald | HeraldOnline.com 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Today, a national organization dedicated to reducing prescription drug abuse urged communities to take extra precautions to prevent medication overdoses. The not-for-profit Center for Lawful Access and Abuse … |
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Utah woman wanted by cops after delivering drug-addicted baby – Salt Lake Tribune
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Utah woman wanted by cops after delivering drug-addicted baby
Salt Lake Tribune A Summit County mother has been charged with child abuse after giving birth to a drug-addicted baby. Third District Court records in Coalville show Shea Renee Sheeran, 27, is the subject of a $ 100,000 arrest warrant issued late last Friday. She faces … Woman gives birth to drug-addicted baby, faces abuse charges Utah woman charged with child abuse Utah Mom Charged With ABuse |
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Addicted prison inmates wait for help – The Courier-Journal
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Addicted prison inmates wait for help
The Courier-Journal Each one is trying to break the cycle of using drugs, committing crimes and being locked up by participating in a six-month substance abuse treatment program. The prison has nearly 700 inmates, but only 55 beds available for treatment. More than 200 … |
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Dr. Phil Interviews the Interventionist on Prescription Drug Abuse
Joani Gammill, author of the Hazelden published book, The Interventionist, appeared on the nationally syndicated CBS show “Dr. Phil.” The episode features Gammill’s work with a woman who is addicted to prescription medications. Gammill a registered nurse who first met Dr. Phil when she revealed her own addiction to prescription painkillers, including her near-fatal morphine overdose. Through a life-changing intervention staged by Dr. Phil on his show, Gammill not only committed to getting help for her addiction but she went on to become a professional interventionist helping countless others. For more information about Hazelden, please visit www.hazelden.org or call 800-257-7810.