Fight Against Prescription Drug Abuse Leads to Rise in Heroin Use

Fight against prescription drug abuse leads to rise in heroin use
Heroin kills about 3,000 people a year, less than a fifth of the toll from prescription-drug abuse, government data show. Joseph Rannazzisi, who runs the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Office of Diversion Control, denied that the spike in …
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REP. FIOLA: Drug abuse should not be fought alone
Substance abuse is not just a Fall River, New Bedford, Taunton or Boston problem. Substance abuse knows no property boundaries and is present throughout all our cities and suburbs. It is a problem for rich and poor alike, professional and blue …
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Fighting prescription drug abuse among wounded soldiers uneven, report says
More than 150 Michigan Army National Guard soldiers of the 144th Military Police Company return home from Afghanistan on Jan. 23 at Owosso High School in Owosso, Mich. A Pentagon report issued Friday called for uniform standards in monitoring …
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Sources For Prescription Drugs Often Come From Friends And Family
A new study from researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has found that most people who abuse prescription painkillers get their fix from friends and family, while those who chronically abuse the addictive opioids most …
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