The Heroin Scourge: Prescription Drugs Are Often Gateway to Trouble

The Heroin Scourge: Prescription drugs are often gateway to trouble
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The director of Temple University School of Medicine's Center for Substance Abuse Research said addiction to prescribed pain medication has grown markedly in recent years. “Prescription opiate abuse has skyrocketed mainly due to availability,” Dr …
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Energy drinks mixed with alcohol a growing concern among youth
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Lawrence D'Angelo, director of the Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine Division at Children's National Medical Center, calls the mix of energy drinks and alcohol — like Red Bull and vodka — a dangerous combination. "The real worry for us is that it …
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A. Thomas McLellan, Ph.D., Joins CRC Health Group Clinical Advisory Board
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He is the CEO and co-founder of the Treatment Research Institute (TRI), a non-profit organization dedicated to developing and providing evidence-based solutions to the devastating problems of substance abuse affecting families, schools, businesses …
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