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Drug Addiction Causes in the News

Prescription drugs beginning to dominate street trade in Tenderloin
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Police added that perscription-drug buyers are not just typical drug addicts. In fact, they said about one college student they busted who came to the neighborhood to stock up on prescription meds to take back and sell at school.
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Doughty on Drugs
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The Book of Drugs chronicles Soul Coughing's rise and fall, Doughty's tragic, funny and strange struggles with addiction, and his even weirder experiences in recovery. He'll read, perform, and answer questions from the audience at his show on Saturday …
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Cannabis drivers 'twice as likely to cause car crash'
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Drug Addiction Statistics in the News

Preventing porn addiction for minors is no child's game
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They are really shocked to find out the kinds of pornography that kids are getting addicted to online. That's a shocker and an eye opener." Hughes' organization relays telling statistics from sources documented on its website: Seven out of 10 youths …
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Drug use at UTEP rising, student athletes suspended
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By Natalie Tripp Two guards on the UTEP women's basketball team have been suspended indefinitely for breaking team rules, while student media outlets accuse the students of drug use. Campus police crime logs report of two recent drug busts at Miner …
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NJ Attorney General announces new prescription drug addiction program
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By Christopher Baxter/Statehouse Bureau Mike Roy/For The Star-LedgerNew Jersey's new attorney general, Jeffrey Chiesa, has unveiled a comprehensive program designed to crack down on prescription drug addictions and overdoses.
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Pain pill epidemic takes its toll on Tennessee
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8 nationally in drug overdose deaths. The following is a list of Nashville area doctors and clinics that had their applications to operate as pain clinics rejected by the Health Department as of Jan. 20. Mark Roberts had long battled crack addiction, …
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Drug Addiction Stories in the News

TN methadone clinics could get new rules
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A state agency has proposed new rules aimed at getting more addicts out of methadone clinics and into programs that wean them completely off drugs. Some of those rules may have unintended consequences, say the people who run the clinics.
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Man-made drugs make treatment, enforcement difficult
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By Amy Erickson Editor's Note: This is the second of two stories about illegal synthetic drugs and their effects on Iowans. Unknowns surrounding the illegal synthetic drugs K2 and "bath salts" are causing problems for treating victims and enforcing …
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Generation Rx – Documentary (2008)

Documentary focusing on prescription drug addiction told by the stories of four addicts.

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5 Reasons Addicts Leave Treatment Early – And How to Prevent It
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By David Sack, MD Getting an addict into drug rehab isn't always an easy task. Getting them to stay there can be even harder. Here are five of the most common reasons people leave drug rehab against medical advice, along with suggestions to help the …
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Late-nite Jackson Hts. subject of new play
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These are just some of the characters who form the story's tapestry, along with cops, drag queens, drug addicts, deli owners, doctors and ordinary folks. Kreith, a California native who moved to Jackson Heights, said the play is the final part of a …
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IM A RECOVERING ALCOHOLIC DRUG ADDICT THIS IS MY STORY

by Johannes P Osterhoff

Question by : How do i talk to my Doctor about my pain Meds not working?
Hi, I’m 23 years old and when i was 17 i was diagnosed with a cancerous tumor in my spine. they took it out but over the years i have been in extreme pain. So much to the point i cant sleep or even move. I have talked to my primary care doctor about this and she put me on a pain contract, Basically what i have to do is take urine test to make sure I’m not exceeding the meds and that I’m taking them regularly and that I’m not mixing the pain meds with any drugs or alcohol. she can have me come in and take the test anytime she wants to. I’m completely fine with this because i am aware people abuse these prescription drugs and they sell them on the street. She prescribed me hydrocodone/apap 5mg/500mg 45pills for a month. Now i understand the “addiction” to pain pills happen because your body gets used to them and no longer works with the amount i usually take. 1 to 2 pills per day as needed. Well it seems to only take effect when i consume 2 at a time, and by 2 weeks i have no more meds & am in ext ream pain once again. I’m Young and a very active person, i have two jobs and plan on starting school soon. But i don’t feel i can go forward with these plans until i manage my pain. How do i bring up to my doctor that i need more pain meds? or different ones? how do i talk to her about trying to manage my pain? i honestly have pain everyday, all day and i wish i didn’t have to live like this & if it was up to me i wouldn’t take any meds at all… please help?