Substance Abuse

Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic

Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic
Everyone knows someone who has been seriously affected by prescription drug abuse. Yet, when a report issued late last year revealed that the leading cause of accidental death in the United States is drug overdose — primarily from prescription drugs …
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US Officials Call for Greater Use of Medications to Treat Drug Abuse
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Calls for More Alcoholism Rehab Centres

Calls for More Alcoholism Rehab Centres
With only one state-owned rehabilitation centre in the country for those fighting the demons of alcohol and substance abuse there is a need for additional ones as alcohol consumption in Namibia continues on an upward spiral. In its report on alcohol …
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Bain Capital Sees Opportunity in Methadone Clinics

Bain Capital sees opportunity in methadone clinics
Substance abuse treatment is a $ 7.7 billion industry, according to a recent report by IBISWorld Inc., a New York research firm, and growing at an annual rate of about 2 percent. Continue reading below. Heroin and prescription drug addiction is “a giant …
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ACA's coverage for addiction treatment faces barriers
One significant barrier to access is that drug treatment centers with more than… Continue reading

Drug Take Back Day

Drug Take Back Day
Also happening at our 3 News Studios people were doing a little spring cleaning of their medicine cabinets. Today was the 4th Annual Coastal Bend Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. Prescription drug abuse is not only a big problem here in the Coastal Bend but across the nation as well. Local pharmacists along with CCPD and DEA agents were on hand taking your unused or unwanted prescription drugs …
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What Is the Difference Between Drug Abuse and Drug Addiction?

Question by Chronic: What is the difference between drug abuse and drug addiction?
I am witing something freelance and just wondering if anyone can give me an addequite difference between drug abuse and drug addiction.

The definition of an addict is: 1. To cause to become physiologically or psychologically dependent on a habit-forming substance
2. To occupy (oneself) with or involve (oneself) in something habitually or compulsively

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Does Being an ADHD Teenager Lead to a Higher Tendency Towards Drug Abuse?

Question by [email protected]: Does being an ADHD Teenager lead to a higher tendency towards drug abuse?

Best answer:

Answer by Always Right
yes, because you are already abusing drugs.

Answer by jupustepemepe
No, ADHD is a disease of the 20 century. I do not believe that there is such a thing anyway. But even if there is why should it?

Teen substance abuse is the new 'normal,' school counselor says… Continue reading