Drug Abuse: Drug Addiction Resources – NBCNews.com (Blog)
Drug addiction resources – NBCNews.com (blog)
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Drug addiction resources
NBCNews.com (blog) The Phoenix House, a provider of substance abuse services that appeared on "Nightly News" tonight, has posted answers to frequently asked questions about drug addiction, such as, "Why do some people become addicted while others do not?". |
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18 US women died every day from prescription drug abuse in 2010, feds say – Hunterdon County Democrat – NJ.com
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18 US women died every day from prescription drug abuse in 2010, feds say
Hunterdon County Democrat – NJ.com The CDC could not produce data by gender, or that attributed deaths to prescription drug abuse in New Jersey, but 1,131 New Jerseyans died from illegal drug and prescription drug overdoses combined from 2009 to 2010. In 2011 alone, 1,008 people died in … Prescription drug overdose deaths skyrocket among women Sharp Rise in Drug Overdoses Among U.S. Women: CDC ODs tied to pain drug use |
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Study: Huge growth in prescription drug abuse deaths in women – Newsday
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Study: Huge growth in prescription drug abuse deaths in women
Newsday Overdose deaths of women from narcotic painkillers rose by more than 400 percent within a decade, outstripping the upswing in prescription drug–abuse deaths in men, according to a new government study released Tuesday. Prescription painkillers, such as … |
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‘Talk Sooner’ app answers substance abuse questions for parents, children – The Grand Rapids Press – MLive.com
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'Talk Sooner' app answers substance abuse questions for parents, children
The Grand Rapids Press – MLive.com Talksooner.org – a collaborative project of Kent County-based Network 180 and the Lakeshore Coordinating Council – has launched an application for iPhone users that answers questions about substance abuse and provides information for parents on what … |
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