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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A New Coalition Is Taking on Youth Substance Abuse in Winona County.
A new coalition is taking on youth substance abuse in Winona County.
The purpose is to bring abuse-prevention services together to focus and avoid duplicating resources. The grant would … Sobek has given her time to the project since meeting with representatives from Hiawatha Valley Mental Health Center and realizing… Continue reading
Letters: Drug Abuse Starts With the Individual
Letters: Drug abuse starts with the individual
The Times offers a very simplistic analysis of America’s drug dependence. As an emergency room physician, I see many chronic-pain patients who “run out” of their allotted opiates and then run to an emergency room. I am sometimes threatened with …
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How Much Does a Drug Rehab Usually Cost?
Question by yayaquack: How much does a drug rehab usually cost?
Just curious. Anybody ever gone to a rehab before? Does it work?
Best answer:
Answer by SA16
It is often free through government subsidized programs. There are private rehabs, however, that you must pay for. It also depends on… Continue reading
Spouse & Significant Others Group Therapy for Drug Addiction and Alcohol Addiction
Spouse & Significant Others Group Therapy for Drug addiction and alcohol addiction — Spouses, boyfriends, girlfriends and partners of alcoholics or drug addicts play an important role in the recovery process when dealing with drugs or alcohol…
Experts: Officials missed signs of prescription drug crackdown's effect on …
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Letters: Drug Abuse Starts With the Individual
Letters: Drug abuse starts with the individual
The Times offers a very simplistic analysis of America’s drug dependence. As an emergency room physician, I see many chronic-pain patients who “run out” of their allotted opiates and then run to an emergency room. I am sometimes threatened with …
Drug Abuse… Continue reading