NY Lawmakers Asked to Help Fund More Drug Treatment Facilities
NY lawmakers asked to help fund more drug treatment facilities
It heard from prosecutors, drug counselors and addicts, who say a crackdown on illegal prescriptions has many drug users turning to heroin and that has led to a dramatic increase in overdoses and deaths. Speakers asked lawmakers to help fund… Continue reading
Staph Infections in the Elderly?
Question by countrymebe: staph infections in the elderly?
84 year old alzeimers victim for 30+years with staph infection.
Best answer:
Answer by curiousgeorgey
If he/she is in a nursing home or hospital he could have got it from there.
Answer by maxfr8
A bacteria that can fend off one of… Continue reading
Eye-to-Eye-With-Katie-Couric–Rx-Drug-Abuse-(CBS-News)
Eye-To-Eye-With-Katie-Couric–Rx-Drug-Abuse-(CBS-News) — Prescription Drug Abuse Report with Katie Couric from CBS News. Katie Couric sits down with Steve Pasierb of Partnership for a Drug-Free American and discuss…
Painkillers Might Not Be Right Prescription For Veterans
A red flag that these prescription medications were ravaging the U.S. veteran population came in… Continue reading
Back in the Cage: The Miraculous Tale of Jay Mendez
Back in the Cage: The Miraculous Tale of Jay Mendez
He graduated high school with a 3.9 GPA and attended Texas Tech University. … I don't do drugs. My body is very valuable to me,” he said. “I don't even take Tylenol. I take all natural stuff.” Then, right around… Continue reading
The Segue Program Drug Rehab Center Sober Living Community Austin, Texas
The Segue Program Drug Rehab Center Sober Living Community Austin, Texas —
Rand Paul finds support in Berkeley, of all places
And his policies — particularly criticizing government surveillance programs, avoiding military actions that aren't vital to national security, and rethinking the war on drugs — draw voters from across… Continue reading
Clean Needles Benefit Society and Programs Don’t Make Sense Do the Premises Support the Conclusions?
Question by muellerdavidallen: Clean Needles Benefit Society and Programs Don’t Make Sense Do the premises support the conclusions?
CLEAN NEEDLES BENEFIT SOCIETY
USA Today
Our view: Needle exchanges prove effective as AIDS counterattack.
They warrant wider use and federal backing.
Nothing gets knees jerking and fingers wagging like free… Continue reading
Residents Warned of Home-Brewed 'krokodil' Heroin
Residents warned of home-brewed 'krokodil' heroin
Filed under: Drug Addiction Help Houston
The drug, typically injected, has the street name "krokodil" because of greenish, scaly skin lesions addicts develop, giving them the appearance of having crocodile skin, according to the Drug Enforcement Agency. Physicians with the Pittsburgh Poison …
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Urinary-Tract Infections Send Millions of People to the Doctor Each Year
Urinary-tract infections send millions of people to the doctor each year
Filed under: drug treatment centers in washington state
Urinary-tract infections are the most common of all bacterial infections in the United States, accounting for more than 8 million health-care visits a year, according to the Centers for Disease Control… Continue reading
Do You Research the Topic of Debate or Assume the Media Is Telling the Truth?
Question by Denise W: Do you research the topic of debate or assume the media is telling the truth?
Mexican/Texas Border- do we really need a fence?
I feel we need federal reforms to process the people for “work” or personal reasons. I feel that all foreign guests or… Continue reading
Kentucky in 'Top 3' for Drug Overdose Deaths
Kentucky in 'Top 3' for drug overdose deaths
Filed under: drug abuse treatment centers
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Kentucky ranks in the top three when it comes to states with the most fatal drug overdoses. The number has shot up in the last decade from… Continue reading