prescription drug abuse

Is Jeremy Mayfield Finished in NASCAR?

Question by Madame Lynn: Is Jeremy Mayfield finished in NASCAR?
I’m beginning to think that he’s getting the Tim Richmond treatment:

“In 1990, The New York Times reported that Dr. Forest Tennant, who was at that time the National Football League’s drug adviser, “falsified drug tests”[20] that ultimately helped… Continue reading

Battle Prescription Drug Abuse

Battle prescription drug abuse

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The 2010 National Survey on Drug Use and Health found that one-quarter of first-time drug users, 12 and older, began with using prescription drugs non-medically. The Partnership for a Drug Free America reports that the average age children start …… Continue reading

Texas Drug Treatment Centers

Methadone caregivers say they focus on treatment, not profits

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… focus on treatment, not profits. DNT INVESTIGATION: For Duluth's Lake Superior Treatment Center — and for more than half the methadone clinics in the country — methadone isn't only a treatment. It's a… Continue reading

Task Force Focused on Human Trafficking

Task force focused on human trafficking

Filed under: Houston Drug Abuse

Griffin, the founder of “We've Been There, Done That,” is a victims' rights advocate, specializing in the aid of women in the Houston community who are caught in the cycle of prostitution, drug abuse and human trafficking. “I deal… Continue reading

Why Are So Many Children on Drugs?

Why Are So Many Children on Drugs?

Filed under: drug treatment news

It knows if parents treat their kids early they will never know if the kids needed the drugs in the first place and whether residual problems are "mental illness" or drug side effects. The kids will also… Continue reading

Prescription Drug Abuse Drops Among US Young Adults

Prescription drug abuse drops among US young adults

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24 (HealthDay News) — Prescription drug abuse among young adults ages 18 to 25 in the United States fell 14 percent between 2010 and 2011, according to a federal report released Monday. During that time, the number… Continue reading

Union County Offers Free Series on Alcohol and Drug Addiction

Union County Offers Free Series On Alcohol And Drug Addiction

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UNION COUNTY – The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders welcomes residents to attend the free Fall Speaker Series addressing alcohol and drug addiction, prevention and treatment. The series is funded by the Governor's… Continue reading

Help on a Drug Abusing Mother..?

Question by : Help on a drug abusing mother..?
My mother is addicted to cocaine. I didn’t really know this until about two years ago when I was 17. My parents are divorced…It was nasty and happened when I was really young *about 7*. Of course, not knowing anything about… Continue reading

Drugs for Drug Addicts

Drugs for drug addicts

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California has long banned prescriptions or other medical services at private inpatient drug-treatment clinics because treatment was based on self-help and peer-support groups, according to California Watch. But health experts now generally consider …
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2 Ossining Gets $125000 to Fight Substance Abuse

2 Ossining Gets 5000 To Fight Substance Abuse

Filed under: Substance Abuse

OSSINING, N.Y. – Ossining is getting help from the federal government to combat substance abuse in children. U.S. Rep. Nita Lowey (D-Harrison) announced Monday that seven federal grants totaling $ 875,000 have been awarded to several Westchester …… Continue reading