Drug Abuse: Drug Abuse Is on the Rise for Those Over 65 – Examiner

Drug abuse is on the rise for those over 65 – Examiner
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No one ever thinks about the elderly when drug abuse is mentioned. But even here in the Richmond Metro area, people would be very surprised to hear just how prevalent it is. We are talking specifically about seniors, those 65 and over. A recent study done …
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Drug abuse program faces cutbacks – Atlanta Journal Constitution
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For more than a decade, drugs ruled Barbara Cooper’s life. She lived with a drug dealer, began stealing, ended up in jail, had her three children put in foster care and attempted to kill herself. By the time she entered Mothers Making A Change …
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Youth Drug Use: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly – Huffington Post
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Last week, I joined officials from the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the Department of Health and Human Services to announce the results of the largest annual survey on youth drug use in America. NIDA’s annual “Monitoring the Future” study …
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Prescription Drug Abuse Aided by Internet Pharmacies, MD Ignorance – Psych Centra
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Abuse of prescription drugs has reached epidemic levels, yet many physicians are often unaware of the availability of controlled substances over the Internet. In a commentary in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine, investigators describe the …
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