Drug Abuse: Drug Is Harder to Abuse, but Users Persevere – New York Times

Drug Abuse: Drug Is Harder to Abuse, but Users Persevere – New York Times
BROCKTON, Mass. — Michael Capece had been snorting OxyContin for five years when a new version of the drug, intended to deter such abuse, hit the market last summer. The reformulated pills are harder to crush, turning instead into a gummy substance that …
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Drug Abuse: Alarming Rise of Injection Drug Abuse Among Aboriginal Youths – Med India
Young Aboriginal women were twice as likely to inject drugs as men. “In our study population, about 11 participants per 100 person-years will transition to injection drug use a rate that is almost twice as high as that found in the only other available …
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Drug Abuse: Rx drug abuse on rise – Bowling Green Daily News
Five Bowling Green residents died last week in apparent prescription drug overdoses. “We have seen a dramatic increase in that over the last several years,” Warren County Coroner Kevin Kirby said. Pending toxicology reports on the five will give Kirby …
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Drug Abuse: Law enforcement participates in Rx abuse training – Portsmouth Daily Times
LUCASVILLE — The battle against prescription drug abuse in Scioto County is always changing, and it’s important for law enforcement to stay informed about techniques for identifying and taking them off the streets. Nearly 30 law enforcement officers …
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Drug Abuse: Locating The Finest Prescription Drug Abuse Rehab Facilities – PRLog (free press release)
PRLog (Press Release) – Jun 15, 2011 – Prescription drug rehabs save lives. It might seem melodramatic to frame the issue in such stark terms, but facts are facts. Prescription drug addiction is a ferocious disease, one that can never be overcome …
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