Fight Against Prescription Drug Abuse Leads to Rise in Heroin Use
Fight against prescription drug abuse leads to rise in heroin use
WASHINGTON — From the beginning, the U.S. government’s decade-long crackdown on abuse of prescription drugs has run an unsettling risk: that arresting doctors and shuttering “pill mills” would inadvertently fuel a new epidemic of heroin use.
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Letters: Drug abuse starts with the individual
As an emergency room physician, I see many chronic-pain patients who “run out” of their allotted opiates … Control and Prevention study challenges the belief that the abuse epidemic is caused largely by users getting drugs from friends and …
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Panel Seeking Questions on Teen Drug Abuse for Wyckoff 'Parent Connection'
The Wyckoff Family Y is pleased to announce the first in a series of two “Parent Connection” events on Wednesday, March 26 at 7pm in the Y's Gymnasium at 691 Wyckoff Avenue in Wyckoff. The event's panel of experts includes: Jen Saxton, Northern …
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