In US, an Epidemic of Prescription Drug Abuse
In US, an Epidemic of Prescription Drug Abuse –
Indifference compounds growing drug problem throughout country
Filed under: prescription drug abuse treatment
The problem has become so pervasive that Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin focused much of his "State of the State" address in early January on drug addiction in his jurisdiction. Shumlin said that since the year 2000, treatment for opiate abuse (heroin, …
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Deaths from heroin in New London, Norwich doubled in 2013
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The number of people who died from heroin overdoses in New London and Norwich doubled last year, a jolting statistic that local hospital and substance abuse treatment officials attribute to what appears to be a rise in heroin use. At least 20 … Jack …
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Long Awaited Follow-Up to Doctor James R. Milam's Best-Selling Book on …
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Getting millions of trusting patients addicted to drugs is enormously lucrative for psychiatrists and the pharmaceutical industry, which explains exactly why we have a prescription drug pandemic. (PRWEB) February 20, 2014. James R. Milam … For 30 …
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Prescription-only bill cost study disputed
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… and opposes the prescription bill, paid West Liberty University for the study. Charleston doctor Dan Foster, who headed a Kanawha County substance abuse task force last year, criticized the report Wednesday, saying the lobbying group "cooked the …
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