Prescription Drug Abuse: An OC Woman's Effort to Wake America Up

Prescription Drug Abuse: An OC Woman's Effort to Wake America Up

Filed under: prescription drug addiction

“Many people are unaware that there is a prescription drug problem in this country that is affecting young men and women,” Costa said. “They are unaware that this prescription drug problem turns quickly to a heroin problem. My goal is to educate …
Read more on Patch.com

'Just flooding us': Tenn. spike in drug-dependent newborns is warning to nation

Filed under: prescription drug addiction

Because Tennessee is the first state to require reporting of NAS, experts say it's a harbinger of a worsening national problem of pregnant women addicted to prescription painkillers and other opiate drugs — and a reminder of the toll substance abuse …
Read more on NBCNews.com (blog)

Prescription Drug Addiction a Growing Problem

Filed under: prescription drug addiction

Trust for America's Health reports Missouri as the nation's seventh worst in prescription drug overdoses. The study also states prescription drug overdoses kill more people each year than heroin and cocaine combined. It also kills more people in many …
Read more on OzarksFirst.com