prescription drug abuse

Task Force Tackles Lack of Resources Devoted to Drugaddicted Moms, Babies

Task force tackles lack of resources devoted to drugaddicted moms, babies

Filed under: prescription drug addiction help

The many babies born addicted to prescription drugs in Florida are suffering from a lack of resources, a task force formed to tackle the problem was told Friday. Across the state, the number of drug-addicted babies far outpaces the number of treatment …
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Substance Abuse Among US Military Declared a Public Health Crisis

Substance abuse among US military declared a public health crisis

Filed under: drug addiction news 2008

An IOM report says nearly half of active duty personnel reported binge drinking in the previous month in 2008, and 11% misused prescription medication. By Christine S. Moyer, … The IOM also recommends that physicians check local prescription drug …
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Combating Prescription Drug Abuse

Combating prescription drug abuse

Filed under: drug addiction newspaper articles

It could not survive his addiction to prescription drugs. As the months … The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that one person dies every 19 minutes from a drug overdose in the United States, a trend driven by prescription …
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Seizures Maybe Caused by Drug Withdrawal?

Question by TAT3RTiTZ: Seizures maybe caused by drug withdrawal?
Okay well first off, I wasn’t addicted to any of the drugs I have done so I know its not from a drug addiction..
I will start with a little history so you can fully understand and be able to answer easier.
I started doing drugs when I was very young (13) and the first drug was mushrooms, I did the off and on (once a month not exceeding 3x a month) for about a year, (14) then I started smoking marijuana about once a week, sometimes more depending on the availability, for almost 4 years. after about a month after starting I kinda stopped doing shrooms (once every other month or every 4 months). (15) I then tried coke twice and decided after the second time that I didn’t like it all to well. I then tried ecstasy (15 1/2) and did it quite frequently (every weekend or every other weekend) for 6 months. I stopped for about 6 months and then resumed (once a month) untill age 17 1/2. When I turned 17 I went on a mushroom binge (mostly every day with the occasional every other day) that lasted 4wks and I haven’t done any since because I noticed a change in my behavior and personality (It took me 2 months to get back to my normal self, but at least I came back right =P). I then stopped smoking pot to just get high at age 17 1/2, I started using it to help my bi-polar disorder so I only smoked when I got anxiety or when I needed stress relief and I didn’t smoke to the point I was really high like I used too (meaning I only took one or two hits depending on how strong it was). I’m now 18 almost 19 and I haven’t done any drugs for almost 3 1/2 months and I plan on keeping it that way because I needed a change in my life (I even moved to a different state to get away from it).
Now in the past few weeks every day I started to jolt out of sleep, kinda like a falling dream but a little more extreme. And for the past 2 days either right as I start to fall asleep or right when I wake up I’ve had seizures that last for maybe 7 seconds..
My boyfriend said that it maybe from drug withdrawal since I haven’t done any in so long and because I didn’t ween myself off I just stopped..
What do you think?

Medical Marijuana Prone to Abuse, Sen. Keenan Says

Medical Marijuana Prone to Abuse, Sen. Keenan Says

Filed under: Colorado Drug Abuse

A recent study of Colorado teenagers in substance abuse rehabilitation facilities found that three-quarters had used medical marijuana, with only one of the patients having a prescription for it. “Medical marijuana use among adolescent patients in …
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David A. Clayman: Drug Abuse in W.Va.

David A. Clayman: Drug abuse in W.Va.

Filed under: drug addiction help centers

Those looking to evade systems put in place by health plans or by local drug monitoring programs use cash — not insurance — to pay for these pills. When an individual uses public or private insurance to help pay for the prescription, that transaction …
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