prescription drug abuse

[ Twinority Report ]

[ Twinority Report ]
A TWEET INVESTIGATOR THAT ANTICIPATES CRIMINAL INTENTIONS RANGING FROM DRUG ABUSE TO SUICIDE TO SERIOUS NATIONAL THREATS BY ANALYZING KEYWORD PATTERNS.


 

Mayoral hopeful Ed Shadid addresses addiction, mental health and recovery
In a gala event at the Oklahoma History Center near the state Capitol, Shadid was honored for his advocacy of increased public awareness of addiction and substance abuse challenges in the region, and in the lives of… Continue reading

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

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
vtdigger.org
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


all 11 news articles »… Continue reading

Experts Say Early Drug Use Leads to More Significant Effects – Kansas First News

Experts say early drug use leads to more significant effects – Kansas First News

Experts say early drug use leads to more significant effects
Kansas First News
“Don't underestimate pot. It's not 'just pot.' Pot is a serious drug of abuse, it has serious consequences, and as the marijuana has gotten stronger, those consequences have been more intense,” said Voth. Brian Thompson of Topeka is a recovered drug

and more »

Drug Abuse –… Continue reading

550-Pound Xanax Bust Highlights Rise in Prescription Drug Abuse –

550-Pound Xanax Bust Highlights Rise In Prescription Drug Abuse –


NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
550-Pound Xanax Bust Highlights Rise In Prescription Drug Abuse

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Federal agents arrested two Dallas men Sunday after they watched them accept a shipment of 550 pounds of the drug Xanax, according to federal documents. Brandon Lynell Gardner and William Ian Brown face federal charges of 
DEA Addresses Increased Student Use of Prescription DrugNBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth… Continue reading

Parents, Teens Attend Documentary at LHS on Prescription Drug Abuse – Call Newspapers

Parents, teens attend documentary at LHS on prescription drug abuse – Call Newspapers


NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
Parents, teens attend documentary at LHS on prescription drug abuse
Call Newspapers
February 26, 2014 – A screening of a documentary last week at Lindbergh High School on prescription drug abuse among teenagers mostly drew a crowd of parents and teens who have been directly affected by overdose and addiction, but they said the 
Prescription Drug Use… Continue reading