prescription drug abuse

Prescription Drug Use on the Rise Among Teens

Prescription drug use on the rise among teens

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Teens are finding increasingly clever ways to abuse commonly-prescribed drugs such as Xanax, Adderall and pain pills, Terry Childers, a representative from Bradford Health Services, told a small group of parents Thursday at the Columbia County …
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Their View: Multifaceted approach needed to reduce prescription drug abuse

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Guest Column: Parents Must Be Involved in Combatting Substance Abuse

Guest column: Parents must be involved in combatting substance abuse

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After more than two decades of serving as the director of Libertas and as I approach retirement, there are several things I wish to share about the substance abuse problem in our community and how parents can be the anti-drug in an addictive world …
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I Want to Find More Info About Substance Abuse Treatment in Mahwah, New Jersey. Help?

Question by annie lk: I want to find more info about substance abuse treatment in Mahwah, New Jersey. Help?
I’m not just looking for information regarding alcohol and drug abuse, but also prescription drug abuse as well. Any ideas on where and how I can get info?

Best answer:

Answer by brittani LS
Maybe your local health services department can give you info. I also think it would be good if you go to various rehabs to ask them about their treatment methods, medications used, etc. To find rehabs, just use the links below. You can also call a helpline such as 800-559-9503. They’ll be able to help you in your search, as well as answer your questions regarding substance abuse.

How Does Alcohol or Drug Abuse Affect the Individual and Their Family?

Question by tearsofaclown: How does alcohol or drug abuse affect the individual and their family?
How does alcohol or drug abuse affect the user and their family? How do they feel? What do they do? What can they do?

Best answer:

Answer by Julia III
The family feels scared, helpless and confused. The only help for the addict is to enter a residential treatment program. From my experience, out-patient doesn’t work, counseling alone doesn’t work and suboxone alone doesn’t work. Get the patient into a treatment center. At least there will be hope again.

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Prescription Drug Abuse on the Rise

Prescription drug abuse on the rise

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AGAWAM, Mass. (WWLP) – Police need your help tracking down a suspect in the latest pharmacy armed robbery. Prescription drug overdose is a leading cause of accidental deaths in this country, and police say in Western Massachusetts heroin is partly to …
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Prescription drug deaths: Two stories

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"The problem we're dealing with with prescription drug abuse is having to balance those patients (who abuse prescription drugs) and those millions of patients that benefit from these medicines because they have a need that they and their physicians …
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Amy Winehouse Charity Holds Fundraising Ball

Amy Winehouse Charity Holds Fundraising Ball

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Speaking at the event, Amy's father Mitch Winehouse said early intervention was key to preventing young people falling into alcohol and drug problems which blighted his daughter's later life. "We need to do as much as we can to raise as much money as …
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INTERNAL MEDICINE: Toast the benefits of moderation

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