April Meeting Addresses Heroin Addiction
April meeting addresses heroin addiction
Guest speakers include family members who have lost a loved one to addiction or is currently addicted; medical and law enforcement officials; and treatment providers. In February, Van Ingram, executive director of the Kentucky Office of Drug Control …
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Prescription Drug Abuse, Addiction, and Detoxing
Prescription Drug Abuse, Addiction, and Detoxing — Opiate abuse and addiction can have serious effects. As this video explains, some people have a biological predisposition to prescription painkiller addictio…
Avera Medical Minute AMcK: Prescription drug abuse on the rise
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Substance-Abuse Treatment Often Tough to Find for Medicaid Patients
Substance-Abuse Treatment Often Tough to Find for Medicaid Patients
THURSDAY, Dec. 26, 2013 (HealthDay News) — Compared to elsewhere in the country, there are far fewer outpatient facilities in the U.S. South and Midwest that are able to help people on Medicaid who are battling alcohol or drug abuse, a… Continue reading
Statistics of How Many Have a Drug Addictions in America?
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statistics of how many have a drug addictions in america ?
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Answer by Alex,one-eyed in the land of the blind.
In one research study, approximately 1 in 5 people between the ages of 16 and… Continue reading
Alcohol Rehab Centers in Iowa | Call 800-303-2938 for Questions
Alcohol Rehab Centers in Iowa | Call 800-839-1682 For Questions — Alcohol Rehab Centers in Iowa – Call 800-839-1682 For Questions Do you want to stop your alcohol addiction? With our Alcohol Rehab Centers, we are more than …
Czechs in quandary over legal medical marijuana
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What Are the Diseases Acquired Caused by Drug Addiction?
Question by genie m: what are the diseases acquired caused by drug addiction?
what are the types of drug addiction?What are sapmle situaitons tht a certain person was a drug addict? What agencies who can help to a certain person who involved drug addiction?what are civil laws, statistics,therapy and rehabilation… Continue reading
ViewFinder – Collision Course: Teen Addiction Epidemic – KVIE
ViewFinder – Collision Course: Teen Addiction Epidemic – KVIE — Teen substance abuse is one of America’s top public health problems and can devastate our youth and their families. Experience the struggles of victims and t…
Drug-take-back events help reduce abuse risk
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Youth Board, Bureau to Host Speaker Series on Current Drug Trends
Youth board, bureau to host Speaker Series on current drug trends
Local parents Avi and Julie Israel will also be in attendance. The Israel's lost their son, Michael, to prescription drug abuse and addiction in June of 2011. Since their son's passing, they have moved to make laws, such as… Continue reading
Krokodil, Flesh-Eating Drug, Appears in Illinois; Three Women Undergoing …
Krokodil, Flesh-Eating Drug, Appears In Illinois; Three Women Undergoing …
Krokodil addiction rates saw dramatic increases in Russia leading up to 2011. Between 2009 and 2011, over 2.5 million addicts sought treatment, and in 2011 alone, as many as 65 million doses of the drug were seized by Russia's… Continue reading
Are Narcotics/opiods Such as Methadone Work for Long Term?
Question by IWantAnswerz: Are narcotics/opiods such as methadone work for long term?
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For pain management? Opiate addiction?
The sad fact is our brains will adapt to all opiates over time. So you will need to continually raise the dose over the months and years to… Continue reading