Prescription Drug Abuse Sending More to Hospitals

Prescription Drug Abuse Sending More to Hospitals
TUESDAY, April 6 (HealthDay News) — Hospitalizations caused by accidental and intentional abuse of prescription sedatives, tranquilizers and other painkilling drugs has risen dramatically over the last decade, new research reveals. Hospital stays from an …
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Warrick: Limit abuse, not legitimate use, of prescription drugs
Columbia, SC — Prescription drug abuse is a national epidemic. According to a recent report by the Trust for America’s Health, prescription drug-related deaths now outnumber those caused by cocaine and heroin combined. Fortunately, South Carolina has …
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‘Wolf of Wall Street’ Leonard DiCaprio And Girlfriend Toni Garnn Dating; Denies Drug Abuse and Death Hoax
Wolf of Wall Street Leonard DiCaprio has been dating model Toni Garnn for almost a year, and this week decided to mix things up by taking his girlfriend to Cochella Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival. But Leo seemed to busy trying to hide from …
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Why criminalize prenatal drug use? A letter to Gov. Bill Haslam
It also would allow women to avoid those charges if they volunteer for drug treatment. But before Tennessee's governor makes it official with his signature, I wanted to urge him to consider that this proposed solution may only exacerbate the problem …
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Measuring the scourge of hard-drug use
The Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring System, or ADAM, ended in March. The program provided detailed data on cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine use drawn from arrestees in criminal booking. The program conducted anonymous interviews with …
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