Drug Abuse: New Powerful Painkiller Has Drug Abuse Experts Worried – Fox News
New Powerful Painkiller Has Drug Abuse Experts Worried – Fox News
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New Powerful Painkiller Has Drug Abuse Experts Worried
Fox News "I have a big concern that this could be the next OxyContin," said April Rovero, president of the National Coalition Against Prescription Drug Abuse. "We just don't need this on the market." OxyContin, introduced in 1995 by Purdue Pharma of Stamford, … Powerful version of Vicodin, Will it be the new abused medicine? New Painkiller Zohydro is 10 Times Stronger than Vicodin, Abuse Experts Alarmed New painkiller 10 times stronger than Vicodin worries experts |
Reforms aim to stem opiate abuse in Vermont – BurlingtonFreePress.com
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Reforms aim to stem opiate abuse in Vermont
BurlingtonFreePress.com There are indications, however, that the administration's focus on the prescription drug abuse problem will extend far beyond the shortage of treatment options in Vermont, which has the nation's second-highest rate of.per-capita admissions for … |
Teen’s Heroin Overdose Shocking to Some, Not Surprising to Experts – KTUU.com
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Teen's Heroin Overdose Shocking to Some, Not Surprising to Experts
KTUU.com "Heroin is bad, but mixed with everything else it's worse," said Rosalie Nadeau, CEO of Akeela, Inc., a statewide non-profit which provides services for the prevention and treatment of drug abuse. Nadeau and Eggleston say drugs and alcohol are often … |
State moves to curtail abuse of cold medicines – San Francisco Chronicle
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State moves to curtail abuse of cold medicines
San Francisco Chronicle It does lack the stigma of an illicit drug." San Rafael parent Mark Dale had never heard of "robotripping" or DXM abuse until the spring of 2010 when his teenaged son Nic, who was already in trouble for drug abuse and was under strict supervision, … |
Heroin use on the rise
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According to statistics provided by the Missouri Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse, there were 2846 individuals in Missouri who were admitted to substance treatment programs for a primary substance abuse problem of heroin. …
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Weigh in: Battling Drug Use in Massapequa
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Joe Saladino held a press conference in which he joined with members of his anti-heroin and prescription drug use task force. He called for a law creating a real time database that can track drug prescriptions in New York state. …
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