Fight Against Prescription Drug Abuse Leads to Rise in Heroin Use

Fight against prescription drug abuse leads to rise in heroin use
“Absolutely, much of the heroin use you’re seeing now is due in large part to making prescription opioids a lot less accessible,” said Theodore Cicero, a psychiatry professor at Washington University in St. Louis. He co-authored a 2012 …
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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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Drug Abuse and Our Biased Compassion
Recently the world has been privy to the intimate details of the drug use of two white male celebrities. On one hand there is Justin Bieber; during a recent arrest for DUI, Bieber admitted to taking Xanax and marijuana. A few days before, during a …
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Oklahoma Senate advances bill targeting prescription drug abuse
OKLAHOMA CITY — The state Senate on Wednesday passes a measure aimed at reducing prescription drug abuse. Senate Bill 1821 by Sen. A.J. Griffin, R-Guthrie, would require physicians to check a database before prescribing controlled dangerous …
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Schumer pushes for drug database
“Further, I'm asking for more funds for the substance abuse prevention and treatment programs across our state that do the hard work of helping addicts recover, and more importantly, preventing at-risk youths from becoming heroin users in the first …
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