Economic Impact of Prescription Drug Abuse – John Deskins
Economic Impact of Prescription Drug Abuse – John Deskins – Recorded by ETSU Online Programs – http://www.etsu.edu/online.
County leaders hold work session on drug abuse
Filed under: drug abuse education
28 the Calvert County Commissioners conducted a work session focusing on heroin and opiate abuse in the community. Representatives from the medical, law enforcement and education communities briefed the commissioners on what is being done to … Read more on Bay Net
Panel examines addiction problem
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Meth “Come Down” Question?
Question by Erminator: Meth “come down” question?
My cousin told me he had snorted 3 fat lines of meth, and then smoked some out of some glass, but says now he’s “coming down”, is very tired, but afraid to sleep, because the meth gave him dizziness twentyfour hours ago, hes got a continuous headache, and high pulse. What advice do I give him? Hes not gonna die if he tries to sleep, is he? This isnt funny, I want him to lay down. Answers ASAP PLEASE??
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Weighing the Importance of Easing Patients' Pain Against Possible Drug Abuse
Weighing the Importance of Easing Patients' Pain Against Possible Drug Abuse
Filed under: drug abuse article
But a proposal to prevent this from happening is raising another concern: that easing access to painkillers will worsen a growing crisis with patients becoming addicted to opioids and other powerful drugs. The final days of the state legislative … Read more on NJ Spotlight
Drug Addiction : How to Help a Friend Through Opiate Methadone Detox at Home – Methadone detox at home is something that will not be comfortable, and several withdrawal symptoms will be experienced. Help a friend detox at home from meth…
Spectrum Gets 5-Year Grant to Research Youth Addiction Treatment Methods
Spectrum gets 5-year grant to research youth addiction treatment methods
Filed under: treatment of addiction
A Burlington drug addiction treatment center this week announced it will begin studying better ways to treat youth struggling with substance abuse, including opiate addiction, thanks to a five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health. Spectrum … Read more on vtdigger.org
Cannabis as a substitute for other drugs: Implications for the treatment of addiction. – This video contains a Power Point presentation along with audio given by Dr. Amanda Reiman of the University of California-Berkeley, on September 12, 2013.
Deschutes County Talks Health Grants
Deschutes County talks health grants
Filed under: help for drug abuse
One possible grant, offered by the federal Office of National Drug Control Policy, could provide $ 125,000 per year to the county for five years, helping support a coalition of health officials working to cut down on substance abuse among school-aged kids. Read more on Bend Bulletin
Getting Help from the Addiction Help Hotline – The Addiction Helpline connects people who are in need of help with qualified and caring drug counselors through a confidential, toll free number. These phon…
Goodman's Luna Gale Is a Captivating Portrayal of a Tough Dilemma
Goodman's Luna Gale is a captivating portrayal of a tough dilemma
Filed under: meth truth
Her parents are Peter (Colin Sphar) and Karlie (Reyna de Courcy), a pair of 19-year-old meth addicts. In the waiting room, they're met by Caroline (Mary Beth Fisher), a no-nonsense, clipboard-wielding caseworker who briefly … Through a series of … Read more on Chicago Reader (blog)
Meth offered casually as tea to guests in North Korea
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Gambling Addiction Help, Treatment
Gambling Addiction Help, Treatment – http://www.gamblinghelper.com Pathological gamblers are addicted to action, not money. Many pathological gamblers will gamble to lose in the desperation phas…
Promising New Drug Targets for Cocaine Addiction
Filed under: addiction and drug abuse
The research opens the door to a brand new direction for therapeutics to treat cocaine addiction. Effective drug therapies are urgently needed. National data from the US National Institute of Drug Abuse reveal that nearly 1.4 million Americans meet … Read more on Science Daily (press release)
Public Health and Prescription Drug Abuse
Public Health and Prescription Drug Abuse – HLTH-202 Welsh Dept. of Public Health Sciences Clemson University This video is part of a site that contains samples of student video projects for an “Introd…
CMS Proposes New Rules to Combat Prescription Drug Abuse
Filed under: drug abuse effects
CMS takes this problem "seriously and is taking steps to protect Medicare beneficiaries and the Medicare Trust fund from the harm and damaging effects associated with prescription drug abuse," the statement reads. Dual Targets. CMS says a centerpiece … Read more on Medscape
Alcohol Addiction Treatment Center | Alcohol Recovery Center
Alcohol Addiction Treatment Center | Alcohol Recovery Center – http://chicagorehabcenters.org Alcohol Addiction Treatment Center offers detox, counseling, and more for alcohol, drug, and prescription drug addiction in re…
Knox College alerts students to drug activity
Filed under: what does drug abuse mean
The drug can be entered into the body as a powder, liquid or laced onto edible items. According to the Drug Enforcement Agency website, 25I has a high potential for abuse and has resulted in 19 fatalities between August 2012 and March 2013. Director of … Read more on Galesburg Register-Mail
Drinking, Smoking and Drug Use Much Higher Among Psychiatric Patients
Drinking, Smoking And Drug Use Much Higher Among Psychiatric Patients
Filed under: drug abuse health effects
… use drugs than people without a severe mental condition. According to a report of the study in JAMA Psychiatry, researchers say the finding was important since people with mental illness tending to die at younger ages than mentally healthy … Read more on RedOrbit
Taking a hit: Anti-drug groups rebuke Obama over marijuana remarks
Filed under: drug abuse health effects