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Drug Abuse: RI Hospital: Use of PMP May Increase Demand for Drug Treatment, Reduce Painkiller Abuse

RI Hospital: Use of PMP may increase demand for drug treatment, reduce painkiller abuse
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( Lifespan ) A Rhode Island Hospital researcher has found that the use of electronic prescription drug monitoring programs (PMPs) may have a significant impact on the demand for drug treatment programs and how prescribers detect and respond to abuse of painkillers. The study by Traci C. Green, Ph.D., MSc, research scientist in Rhode Island Hospital's department… Continue reading

Drug Addiction Statistics: WHY Is Crime Rising: Is It Because Umno Is SLEEPING?

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WHY is crime rising: Is it because Umno is SLEEPING?
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Police statistics show that 30 to 40 percent of drug addicts are involved in crimes such as robbery and rapes. As such, the government's role in eradicating the drug menace is crucial in the fight against crime. Drug abuse still poses a major problem, …
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Drug Rehabs: Are Doctors Really to Blame for the ‘Overdose Epidemic’?

Drug Rehabs: Are Doctors Really to Blame for the ‘Overdose Epidemic’?
Forty people die each day from what Dr. Thomas Frieden, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), calls an “epidemic” of prescription drug overdose. Frieden largely attributes the rise in overdose deaths, which have tripled since 1999, … Continue reading ?
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Drug Rehabs: Drugs, alcohol a fact of life for Pleasanton teens
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Prescription Drug Addiction Help: State Starts Tracking Prescription Pain Medication Purchases

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Prescription Drug Addiction Help: State starts tracking prescription pain medication purchases
Officials said physicians and pharmacists could use the data to intervene earlier to identify dangerous drug interactions, address misuse, recognize undermanaged pain or see the need for substance-abuse treatment. The rate of overdose deaths involving
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Prescription Drug Addiction Help: Nevada Works to Target Pill Mills
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Drug Rehabs: Narconon Counselors Help Women and Adolescents Who Struggle With Addiction Problems in Houston Area

Drug Rehabs: Narconon Counselors Help Women and Adolescents who Struggle with Addiction Problems in Houston Area
Narconon counselors help handle the reports on treatment admissions that show women suffer from higher rates of prescription drug and methamphetamine addiction while youth fall prey to marijuana, tranquilizer, and inhalant addiction.Houston, Texas (PRWEB) September 19, 2011 Recent Houston Chronicle reports have revealed that the city has become a “national hub for overdose deaths and pill mills …
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Teen Drug Rehab: This Teen Snorted the Heroin, but Did Someone Else Kill Her? Wrestling With Drug Friends’ Culpability

Teen Drug Rehab: This teen snorted the heroin, but did someone else kill her? Wrestling with drug friends’ culpability
Triad High School was off for two snow days in mid-January. Shannon Gaddis spent the first day with two friends. They bought heroin in St. Louis, police reports state. Just after midnight she snorted a dose and a half by herself.
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Teen Drug Rehab: Some inmates may qualify… Continue reading