Good Drugs Gone Bad: Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention
Good Drugs Gone Bad: Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention – According to the most recent risk behavior study in Wisconsin, one in five kids have admitted to abusing prescription drugs to get high.
Idaho gets millions in federal aid to fight substance abuse
Buffalo Teachers Say Cleaning Up Milk Is for Little People, Will Keep Free …
Buffalo teachers say cleaning up milk is for little people, will keep free …
Filed under: drug abuse warning network
The Buffalo Teachers Federation has filed a grievance against the public school district in Buffalo, New York because the district wants to serve breakfast in the classroom. The grievance asserts that the breakfast program causes unsanitary conditions …
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As Drug Czar Exits, Does US Really Need a New One?
As drug czar exits, does US really need a new one?
Filed under: drug addiction help centers
Others gave the drug czar credit for his work in promoting addiction as a mental-health issue, for trying to fight prescription drug abuse and for his focus on such things as community-based prevention and drug-treatment courts. “He has shown that it …
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Why Do So Many People Have a Negative Attitude Towards Prescription Medication?
Question by Daniel: Why do so many people have a negative attitude towards prescription medication?
Those of you who like to follow the news and read comments on news articles are probably aware that many people frown upon the use of prescription drugs. A lot of Americans claim that people are too medicated and that taking meds is bad. Why do so many people feel this way? I understand that some people respond to medication negatively – I know that some people develop drug addiction problems and what-not. But others were able to get rid of their health problems (or at least the accompanying symptoms) by using medication. Take Brooke Shields for example – Tom Cruise criticized her use of Paxil for her clinical depression, but Shields explained to the public that it was the Paxil that helped her most. So why do people feel this way about prescription drugs? I don’t think it’s fair to say that drugs are NEVER the answer. Any thoughts? Thanks a lot in advance for your answers!
New Weapon in Rx Abuse War for Staten Island
New weapon in Rx abuse war for Staten Island
Filed under: prescription drug abuse treatment
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – As Staten Islanders grapple with a prescription pill scourge that kills a borough resident every nine days, state officials and drug treatment professionals hope that a new database, set to go live before month's end, will put the …
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A Window Into the Chief's World
A window into the chief's world
Filed under: drug treatment centers
The same can be said for many of the drug rehabilitation programs that gather recovering addicts in some neighborhoods and don't hold them accountable for their activity outside the center, Foust believes. While he acknowledges that the rehabilitation …
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