Part 4: The Prescription Drug Abuse Problem

Published January 20, 2013

Part 4: The prescription drug abuse problem
Filed under: drug abuse addiction

Reach Up participants have a self-reported low incidence of substance abuse, but they often have to cope with addiction and substance abuse in their family circle. Parents, siblings, spouses and partners are frequently drug dependent and sometimes …
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Kennedys bring addiction fight to DC
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Ted Kennedy, served in Congress from 2005 to 2011 and struggled with substance abuse during his tenure, including a 2006 incident in which he crashed his car on Capitol Hill. He wishes that his former colleagues in Congress would be more brave on …
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New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has launched a crackdown on prescription …
Filed under: drug abuse addiction

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has launched a crackdown on prescription drugs and said patients who genuinely need painkillers might have to 'suffer a little bit' to get the citywide addiction 'epidemic' under control. Bloomberg announced the plan …
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