Addicted to Painkillers: Oxycontin, Vicodin and Other Prescription Drugs
Addicted to Painkillers: Oxycontin, Vicodin and Other Prescription Drugs – Whether prescribed by a physician or purchased on the street, painkilling drugs can be extremely effective in eliminating physical, emotional, and psychologi…
Racine County to Use State Grant to Fight Prescription Drug Abuse
Racine County to use state grant to fight prescription drug abuse
Filed under: drug use vs drug abuse
(1) Comments. RACINE COUNTY — As officials point to a growing heroin “epidemic,” the county is preparing to employ more than $ 100,000 in state assistance to combat prescription drug abuse, the root of many heroin users' habit. Racine is among eight … Read more on Journal Times
Report: 'Designer drug' use, abuse and production surging
Filed under: drug use vs drug abuse
Spice That's Not Nice: A New Street Drug Plague
Spice that's not nice: A new street drug plague
Filed under: effects of drug abuse on students
Meanwhile, this drug can, without question, be ruinous of the lives of thousands, perhaps millions of people and invariably, there can be serious consequences from those who choose to abuse in positions of public trust. Crime has already affected … Read more on Washington Times
Lincoln County Deputy details drug use of young people
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Target 9 Investigates Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic (Part 3 of 3)
Target 9 investigates prescription drug abuse epidemic (Part 3 of 3)
Filed under: crack abuse
The goal is to stop drug addiction before it worsens, or, before it's too late, just like it was for Akron University student-athlete Tyler Campbell and his family. When Wayne Campbell's son passed away almost 2 years ago, he and his family started a … Read more on WTOV Steubenville
Legislators aim to crack down on abuse of government assistance programs
Filed under: crack abuse
Area Heroin Deaths Double in 2012
Area heroin deaths double in 2012
Filed under: crack addicts
“People who are addicted to prescription pain killers – the Oxycontins, the Oxycodones – those are opiate-based prescription medications and we have a problem with pills here in Ohio as well and have taken steps to crack down on that.” In the OSHP's … Read more on Dayton Daily News
Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby compared to crack addicts – Mike Milbury compares Sid and Geno to crack addicts on NBC Sports
Heavy hitters push prescription drug law changes
Red Night Out: Drug Abuse Hits Home in Lacey [VIDEO]
Red Night Out: Drug Abuse Hits Home in Lacey [VIDEO]
Filed under: news about drug addiction
“If addiction is in my family, and all the madness that flows from it, it may be in yours,” said Willis at Lacey Township's Red Night Out, an event created to educate the community on drug abuse. Willis, a local attorney, struggled to effectuate a … Read more on Patch.com
Stimulant Drug Use Growing Concern
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A Forever Recovery: Adderall Abuse Should Encourage Prescriber Reform
A Forever Recovery: Adderall Abuse Should Encourage Prescriber Reform
Filed under: recovery from drug addiction
BATTLE CREEK, MI–(Marketwire – Feb 25, 2013) – According to the staff at A Forever Recovery — a leading drug and alcohol rehabilitation center in Battle Creek, Michigan — prescription drug abuse is a problem that Americans fail to acknowledge … Read more on Marketwire (press release)
Pier Paolo Pasolini: No Saint
Pier Paolo Pasolini: No saint
Filed under: drug abuse essay
During the early 1970s, he wrote a series of savage newspaper polemics attacking drug abuse, men's long hair, offensive advertising and anything else that apparently contributed to the decline of his adored pre-industrial Italy. His documentary Love … Read more on The Guardian
Northern High trio treks to DC for anti-drug conference
Filed under: drug abuse essay
The Herald-Sun | Wes Platt. Three Northern High School students are in Washington, D.C., this week thanks to essays they wrote about the perils of substance abuse. The students are (from left) April Castillo Lopez, ClaVonna Marshall and Marcus Williams. Read more on Durham Herald Sun
Kane County Parents Hear Dangers of Prescription Drug Abuse
Kane County parents hear dangers of prescription drug abuse
Filed under: dangers of drug abuse
Parents and teachers of Kaneland High School learned how to identify commonly prescribed medications young people are abusing, street names they might call the drugs and precautions to take at home. Most of all, they learned prescription drug abuse is … Read more on Chicago Tribune
The Liabilities – Dangers Of Drug Abuse (lyric video) – South coast ska/punk band The Liabilities’ other brand new track from their second album entitled: ‘Malignant Humour’ due for release in Oct/Nov 2012. Visit: www.facebook.com/the.liabilities …for more songs/tour dates/information, please ‘like’ and share. Cheers
Drug Use: The Effects of Ketamine
Drug Use: The Effects of Ketamine – The Effects of Ketamine This is just a video I did for my school health project about the effects of drugs (In this case the drug, Ketamine). Of course, this is to go against drug use and to show how it can impair your life. Anyways, that’s my splurge so, enjoy! Check out my website here: sites.google.com Saturday, January 26, 2013: Video reached 31000 views!!! Sunday, December 30, 2012: Video reached 30000 views! By the way, in case anyone is wondering, I made all the parts of this video (animation, editing, etc.) from scratch using various programs which including Pivot 2.2.5, Beneton Movie GIF, and Windows Movie Maker. Pictures are from Google, and the music is called “Silver”. It can be found on www.freeplaymusic.com.