A Terrifying Experience of Prescription Drug and Alcohol Abuse – Certified Drug Rehab in California

A Terrifying Experience of Prescription Drug and Alcohol Abuse – Certified Drug Rehab in California – Susie was found by her step-son after taking Valium and drinking alcohol. She describes the surreal and terrifying feeling of being a drug addict and looking…

Udall Introduces Bill to Combat Prescription Drug Abuse

Filed under: prescription drug addiction treatment

Udall unveiled the Increasing the Safety of Prescription Drug Use Act during an event he organized at First Choice Community Health in Los Lunas to discuss efforts in New Mexico to prevent prescription drug abuse and improve treatment options.
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Drug addicts can be fined or jailed for evading medical treatment – law

Filed under: prescription drug addiction treatment

The law reads that courts may oblige drug addicts and persons who use narcotic or mood-changing substances without prescription to receive medical or preventive treatment, and to undergo medical or social rehabilitation. Those who evade medical or …
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Prescription Drug Abuse on the Rise Among Kiwi Teens

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Thousands of people in New Zealand have been given methadone treatment to keep them from using heavier drugs. Many patients were addicted to painkillers than illegal drugs like heroin. Since 2007, the number of Kiwis being treated in methadone clinics …
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