Drug Abuse

Dr. Reef Karim Discusses Why Sandusky’s Wife Sticks by + the Alec Baldwin ‘Incident’ on FOX 11

Dr. Reef Karim Discusses why Sandusky’s Wife Sticks by + the Alec Baldwin ‘Incident’ on FOX 11
Dr. Reef Karim says “familiarity trumps morality” as he expertly breaks down the water-cooler stories of the day on FOX TV’s “Studio 11”. Stories include Jer…


 

Program Aimed at Reducing Drug Abuse in Berks Expands

Program aimed at reducing drug abuse in Berks expands
A program aimed at reducing prescription drug abuse in Berks County is expanding. Prescription drug collection boxes are now at police stations in Wyomissing, West Reading, Shillington and Bally. This means there are nearly two dozen boxes across Berks County where you can safely dispose of unused or unwanted medicine. "Frankly it's a win-win situation because we're seeing today a direct … Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

Nouvo – La Swiss Touch Du Jeu Vidéo

Nouvo – La swiss touch du jeu vidéo
Los Angeles ne rime plus seulement avec cinéma. Aujourd’hui, on s’y presse pour faire fortune dans l’industrie florissante du jeu vidéo. Deux Suisses y ont p…


 

Meet Zohydro, the Drug People Are Afraid Will Be the New OxyContin

Meet Zohydro, the Drug People Are Afraid Will Be the New OxyContin
If all goes accordingly, doctors will be able to prescribe Zohydro, an easily-crushable pain pill 10 times stronger than Vicodin, next month. The potency of the drug combined with the United States's inability to curb its prescription drug abuse epidemic has doctors and addiction specialists worried about the drug's release into the market.  The main worry with Zohydro is the amount of… Continue reading

Heroin Antidote Raises Questions in U.S. as Deaths Rise

Heroin antidote raises questions in U.S. as deaths rise
CAMDEN, N.J. – As deaths from heroin and powerful painkillers increase throughout the U.S., governments and clinics are working to put a drug that can reverse an opiate overdose into the hands of more paramedics, police officers and people who abuse drugs. At least 17 states and the District of Columbia allow naloxone — commonly known by the brand name Narcan — to be distributed to… Continue reading

Prescription Drug Abuse Focus of Governors’ Winter Meeting Session – vtdigger.org

Prescription drug abuse focus of governors’ winter meeting session – vtdigger.org

Prescription drug abuse focus of governors' winter meeting session
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WASHINGTON — As part of the National Governors Association's (NGA) ongoing effort to help states reduce prescription drug abuse, findings from the Prescription Drug Abuse Reduction Policy Academy were the focus of the Health and Human Services 
Vt.'s Shumlin tapped to co-lead drug abuse meetingLexington Herald Leader


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