Film Puts Spotlight on Vermont Prescription Drug Problem
Film puts spotlight on Vermont prescription drug problem
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“During this same period the number of people seeking treatment for alcohol and marijuana abuse declined.” McGowan said that comprehensive data is hard to come by, but there are indirect ways to track the rise in drug abuse. “The canary in the coal …
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New drug rules could harm patients: Opposing view
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Policymakers need a comprehensive, rational plan that combines prevention of prescription drug abuse and treatment for addiction with timely access to appropriate pain management for patients with chronic illness and pain. These goals need not be …
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Overdose drug available for families of addicts
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Gail Box said she knows it can be difficult for parents to have conversations with their children about drug use. But parents should consider talking to their children and also carrying naloxone if they think it could help save their children's lives …
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Mandela's granddaughter bares her past in book
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She writes of hiding drugs in her bra, smoking marijuana, drinking too much alcohol, doing lines of cocaine daily and the relationships that fueled her drug use and the suicidal thoughts that haunted her. The book reveals that Zoleka was hospitalized …
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