Dr. Phil Interviews the Interventionist on Prescription Drug Abuse
Dr. Phil Interviews the Interventionist on Prescription Drug Abuse – Joani Gammill, author of the Hazelden published book, The Interventionist, appeared on the nationally syndicated CBS show “Dr. Phil.” The episode features Gammill’s work with a woman who is addicted to prescription medications. Gammill a registered nurse who first met Dr. Phil when she revealed her own addiction to prescription painkillers, including her near-fatal morphine overdose. Through a life-changing intervention staged by Dr. Phil on his show, Gammill not only committed to getting help for her addiction but she went on to become a professional interventionist helping countless others. For more information about Hazelden, please visit www.hazelden.org or call 800-257-7810.
Prescription drug abuse an "epidemic" in Montana
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The most commonly abused prescription drugs are painkillers, but drugs designed to help with depression, anxiety or attention deficit disorders are also popular, said Dean Chrestenson, a Missoula Police Deparment prescription drug diversion detective.
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Prescription drug abuse — Federal legislation merits full support
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Two West Virginia Democrats have reintroduced bills in Congress aimed at fighting prescription drug abuse. The measures are a necessary step in helping to curb the rampant abuse of prescription narcotics in the Mountain State and across the nation.
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Prescription Drug Abuse
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With better physician training and mandatory consultation of up-to-date patient histories, I-STOP will help doctors save lives, and make New York a model for other states that are struggling with the epidemic of prescription drug abuse. To honor the …
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