Cliffside Malibu on KTLA About Prescription Drug Abuse

Cliffside Malibu on KTLA about Prescription Drug Abuse – The premiere addiction treatment center Cliffside Malibu was featured on KTLA’s report on prescription drug abuse. CEO/Founder Richard Taite and Medical Dire…

Schumer seeks law to combat drug abuse

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Of 500 patients in treatment at the hospital for substance abuse, Goldman said 99 percent started by using prescription drugs. “The fact that a drug precedes it is because it's in medicine cabinets,” Goldman said. Schumer expressed confidence in the …
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Letter: Action can help limit prescription drug abuse

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The bad news is alarming: increasing numbers of newborns are entering the world addicted to drugs, and teens are sharing prescription and over-the-counter drugs to get high. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has … drug abuse and the …
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Charlie Sheen Ex Brooke Meuller Seeking Treatment For Drug Addiction And …

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After losing custody of her children, Brooke Mueller has voluntarily admitted herself to UCLA Medical Center to receive treatment for drug addiction and prescription drug abuse. The socialite and ex-wife of Charlie Sheen was released from an …
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OxyContin abuse: can it be slowed?

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Increasing the drug's potential for addiction, some who abuse OxyContin crush the pills and snort the powder like cocaine or dissolve it and shoot it like heroin to get a more intense rush. OxyContin, the brand name for the long-acting form of …
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