Prescription Painkiller Overdoses Surpass 'street' Drugs
Prescription painkiller overdoses surpass 'street' drugs
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Across the country, health experts are battling a growing prescription drug epidemic that is killing almost 15,000 people a year – more fatalities than from heroin and cocaine overdoses combined. NBC's Mara Schiavocampo reports and addiction specialist Dr.
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Homicidal Bookends to 2012
Homicidal bookends to 2012
Filed under: drug addiction help websites
What role does alcohol and/or drug abuse play in domestic violence? We'll explore this issue in our editorial Sunday. Sorry, as in most website stories involving crime, we're disabling comments on this blog. I'm posting it, however, to alert our …
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Two-Year MaineCare Cutoff for Opiate Addiction Drugs Kicks in Tuesday
Two-year MaineCare cutoff for opiate addiction drugs kicks in Tuesday
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Health officials say those who still need certain drugs to treat addiction won't be cut off entirely, even as a legislative bill aims to cut off treatment for some. click image to enlarge. Michelle Morin, a registered nurse at Merrimack River Medical …
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Female Inmates Give Selves Gift of Recovery
Female inmates give selves gift of recovery
Filed under: drug abuse statistics
Their mistakes were what brought them together, but after 12weeks of intensive substance-abuse rehabilitation and counseling completed out of the 14-week program, the women participating in the 116th class of the sheriff's Alpha Program were preparing …
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