Teen Drug Abuse Becoming an Epidemic, Must Be Addressed
Teen drug abuse becoming an epidemic, must be addressed
According to reports, teen drug abuse has been on the rise over the past decade … I notified the police authorities about my identify theft, and thankfully, they were very responsive – and successful – in setting up a sting operation… Continue reading
Teen Drug Abuse Becoming an Epidemic, Must Be Addressed
Teen drug abuse becoming an epidemic, must be addressed
I’m mad as hell, and I intend to do something about it. For years, I have been witness to the increasing availability of drugs to teenagers in the U.S. I have gone on the air and in print calling for parents… Continue reading
Teen Drug Abuse Becoming an Epidemic, Must Be Addressed
Teen drug abuse becoming an epidemic, must be addressed
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, prescription and over-the-counter medications are some of the most commonly abused drugs by high school seniors. A survey of teenagers by the CDC in 2009 found that one in five teenagers had …… Continue reading
Teen Drug Abuse Becoming an Epidemic, Must Be Addressed
Teen drug abuse becoming an epidemic, must be addressed
An even more disturbing trend is the rise of prescription drug abuse. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, prescription and over-the-counter medications are some of the most commonly abused drugs by high school seniors.
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Fight Against Prescription Drug Abuse Leads to Rise in Heroin Use
Fight against prescription drug abuse leads to rise in heroin use
WASHINGTON — From the beginning, the U.S. government’s decade-long crackdown on abuse of prescription drugs has run an unsettling risk: that arresting doctors and shuttering “pill mills” would inadvertently fuel a new epidemic of heroin use.
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Fight Against Prescription Drug Abuse Leads to Rise in Heroin Use
Fight against prescription drug abuse leads to rise in heroin use
Police and addiction treatment professionals … a former U.S. attorney in Alexandria, Va. and deputy attorney general. “At the same time, many of us involved in drug policy from the 1980s onward saw heroin on the decline for a… Continue reading
Fight Against Prescription Drug Abuse Leads to Rise in Heroin Use
Fight against prescription drug abuse leads to rise in heroin use
WASHINGTON — From the beginning, the U.S. government’s decade-long crackdown on abuse of prescription drugs has run an unsettling risk: that arresting doctors and shuttering “pill mills” would inadvertently fuel a new epidemic of heroin use.
drug abuse –… Continue reading
Letters: Drug Abuse Starts With the Individual
Letters: Drug abuse starts with the individual
The Times offers a very simplistic analysis of America’s drug dependence. As an emergency room physician, I see many chronic-pain patients who “run out” of their allotted opiates and then run to an emergency room. I am sometimes threatened with …
drug abuse… Continue reading
Letters: Drug Abuse Starts With the Individual
Letters: Drug abuse starts with the individual
The Times offers a very simplistic analysis of America’s drug dependence. As an emergency room physician, I see many chronic-pain patients who “run out” of their allotted opiates and then run to an emergency room. I am sometimes threatened with …
drug abuse… Continue reading