Christian Science Monitor
That's among the most significant findings of an annual survey of teenagers about their perceptions of drug use, released Wednesday, by the National Center on Addictionand Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASAColumbia) in New York. The latest...
Christian Science Monitor
Local Drug Summit Helps Fight Pill Addiction
WSAZ-TV
IRONTON, Ohio (WSAZ) -- It's no secret the prescription pill epidemic has our region in a chokehold; destroying lives and ripping families apart. A local group is fighting back against drug abuse, giving addicts knowledge to take back their lives and ...
The thriving black market for suboxone speaks volumes about how hard life can ...
Salon
As a recovering drug addict, 23-year-old Joe has spent almost three years successfully managing his former oxycontin addiction with suboxone, a prescription medication that reduces cravings and withdrawal symptoms for drugs like heroin and prescription ...
Citizens' group emerges to eradicate drugs in Eldon
Lakenewsonline.com
Matt Golden's drug addiction could have ended his life. It did end his military career. It was destroying his family. And it almost ended his marriage. Now he wants to help others avoid the same mistakes he made. Joining forces with likeminded people ...
Scientists find switch in the brain that could cause psychosis and addiction ...
Daily Mail
However, developing drugs from cannabis to treat these conditions is hampered by the fact that such drugs will have psychoactive side effects - and smoked cannabis can cause addiction and psychosis in up to 12 per cent of users. Dr Alasdair MacKenzie...
Daily Mail
Fall River's synthetic drug ordinance gets a push as gov. signs anti ...
Fall River Herald News
Deval Patrick on Saturday signed a “prescription drug diversion, abuse and addiction” bill, which includes a small portion (Section 9) that bans 16 chemical compounds as Class C controlled substances. Those chemicals are commonly used in the treated ...
Overcoming addiction: How to get there
Durham Herald Sun (blog)
Few of us don't know someone whose life has been affected by drug and alcohol abuse. Our local communities, state and nation continue to struggle to come to grips with addiction and its terrible consequences. The costs are great, in human suffering and ...
Awareness campaign to prevent drug abuse
Kuwait Times
In the social arena there is a shortage in the role of community, NGOs, Coops and other organizations that are not very active in providing awareness to society regardingdrug addiction. This addiction is not only limited to drugs and alcohol, it also ...
Kuwait Times
Former RI Hospital surgeon sentenced in pill scheme
Providence Eyewitness News
There is no evidence that either men profited financially from the scheme, but rather it was to feed an addiction to prescription drugs. Particularly for Villarreal who admitted to consuming up to 20 Adderral pills a day; an amphetamine used to treat ...
Preckwinkle backtracks on comments about Reagan
Chicago Daily Herald
Preckwinkle is in hot water with GOP officials after saying that Reagan deserves “a special place in hell” for his part in politicizing and criminalizing drug addiction. Advertisement. “I regret my earlier comment regarding former President Ronald ...
Durham Herald Sun (blog)
Few of us don't know someone whose life has been affected by drug and alcohol abuse. Our local communities, state and nation continue to struggle to come to grips with addiction and its terrible consequences. The costs are great, in human suffering and ...
Awareness campaign to prevent drug abuse
Kuwait Times
In the social arena there is a shortage in the role of community, NGOs, Coops and other organizations that are not very active in providing awareness to society regardingdrug addiction. This addiction is not only limited to drugs and alcohol, it also ...
Kuwait Times
Former RI Hospital surgeon sentenced in pill scheme
Providence Eyewitness News
There is no evidence that either men profited financially from the scheme, but rather it was to feed an addiction to prescription drugs. Particularly for Villarreal who admitted to consuming up to 20 Adderral pills a day; an amphetamine used to treat ...
Preckwinkle backtracks on comments about Reagan
Chicago Daily Herald
Preckwinkle is in hot water with GOP officials after saying that Reagan deserves “a special place in hell” for his part in politicizing and criminalizing drug addiction. Advertisement. “I regret my earlier comment regarding former President Ronald ...
NJ Students Share Stories Of Prescription Drug Abuse [SERIES]
By Stacy Proebstle
Prescription drug addiction could happen to anyone. Flickr User p_x_g. Jesse is a 20 year-old ... His drug abuse caused him to skip going to college his freshman year in Connecticut and do anything to support his addiction. “I was spiraling downward, I had ... The Governor's Council on Alcoholism andDrug Abuse Task Force on Heroin and Other Opiate Use by New Jersey's Youth and Young Adults will hold a third public hearing at 10 a.m. Aug. 29th at the Monmouth County Library ...
New Jersey 101.5
Are there any drug addiction programs/techniques or anything ...
My boyfriend had a really serious drug problem for years, mostly with heroin ... have some really nice people to come to him and they will not force him but ...
answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid...
By Stacy Proebstle
Prescription drug addiction could happen to anyone. Flickr User p_x_g. Jesse is a 20 year-old ... His drug abuse caused him to skip going to college his freshman year in Connecticut and do anything to support his addiction. “I was spiraling downward, I had ... The Governor's Council on Alcoholism andDrug Abuse Task Force on Heroin and Other Opiate Use by New Jersey's Youth and Young Adults will hold a third public hearing at 10 a.m. Aug. 29th at the Monmouth County Library ...
New Jersey 101.5
Are there any drug addiction programs/techniques or anything ...
My boyfriend had a really serious drug problem for years, mostly with heroin ... have some really nice people to come to him and they will not force him but ...
answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid...
