Drug Addiction

Disrupting Heroin Market Is the Goal

Disrupting heroin market is the goal
County Police Elmer Setting noted that policing activities along the road had allowed the heroin trafficking to develop in apartment complexes in the area. He said the police … Of course, no single solution to a problem like drug addiction and …
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Heroin: FDA approves easy-to-use overdose antidote
The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved an easy-to-use device that… Continue reading

TEMECULA: A Not-So-Jolly-Old Trip for British 'Phone Box'

TEMECULA: A not-so-jolly-old trip for British 'phone box'
4 when Carol Vyse placed what she thought was a fairly straightforward order via the internet: an iconic British phone booth that was destined for use as a decoration in front of the new Annie's Café in Temecula. Vyse, a recent … In a warehouse near …
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William 'Mo' Courtney convicted on threat to kill charge
The incident happened just weeks after Courtney… Continue reading

Treating Drug Abuse as a Disease, Not a Crime – the Atlantic

Treating Drug Abuse as a Disease, Not a Crime – The Atlantic


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Treating Drug Abuse as a Disease, Not a Crime
The Atlantic
In a survey released today by the Pew Research Center, 87 percent of people characterized drug abuse is either a "crisis" or a "serious problem" in the U.S. That number hasn't changed much in nearly twenty years. What has changed is how Americans are …

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FDA Approves User-Friendly Device to Reverse Opioid Drug Overdoses

FDA approves user-friendly device to reverse opioid drug overdoses
Family, friends or passersby who encounter a person passed out from a heroin or other opioid overdose may soon be able to administer a drug to reverse the effects themselves before waiting for first responders to arrive. … It comes a week after …
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FDA OK's injector device to counter drug overdoses
Family, friends, or passersby who encounter a… Continue reading

Perscription Drug Addiction?

Question by Jessica.RIP.CHAD!: perscription drug addiction?
i used to be a meth addict about 4 years ago (i was addicted for 2.5 years). After that i was perscribed Lexapro 20mg once daily, Welbutrin SR 150mg twice daily. Now i take that plus a nightly birth control pill, about 5-6 Vicodin/daily (the “doubleshot” ones) and if i don’t have those i take my friends Adderall about 2 times a day. I know this sounds stupid but,… Continue reading

Drug Use Forum Set for Woodstock

Drug use forum set for Woodstock
… County state's attorney and current senior policy and legal adviser for the state Department of Public Safety, will be the featured speaker. Sand is expected to talk about addiction and substance abuse issues and what the community can do to …
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