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Veiled Threat
Filed under: treatment for opiate addiction

In the first three pages, the author describes a journey to his father's hometown of Badaun in North India, where the theological question of how jinns (spirits) should be treated by mortals comes up in discussion. The eel-like quality of the author's …
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Heroin, prescription drugs often to blame for overdose fatalities in county, state
Filed under: treatment for opiate addiction

From heroin addiction to painkiller dependency, deaths from illegal drug use is an issue in McHenry County. As investigators probe whether drugs … Patients also are referred to a crisis program that offers chemical dependency resources through …
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'Medical marijuana missionary' relies on unusual legal defense in Pasco
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The Heroin Scourge: Prescription drugs are often gateway to trouble
Filed under: substance abuse facility

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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Am I Becoming Addicted to Painkillers? (www.doctordevi.com)

Doctor Devi Nampiaparampil explains how you can tell whether or not you are developing a problem with your pain medication.

 

Husband finds wife's 87 empty bottles of painkillers
Filed under: addiction to painkillers

A husband whose wife was battling an addiction to painkillers found 87 bottles of pills in their house, and the pair decided to get her help in Jacksonville, Fla. More Videos: { "aws": "news/national", "aws_id": "news_national", "seotitletag": "Husband …
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Marijuana & Alcohol Use Common among 10th Grade Students
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Pamela K. Gonzalez, M.D., a pediatrician and addiction medicine specialist at the University of Minnesota agreed with the study's findings, including that marijuana is the first drug of choice by adolescents who use multiple substances. “I also see …
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Addiction to opiates fuels flood of heroin
Filed under: opiate addiction treatment centers

… Indiana University-Purdue University in Indianapolis. Eric Wright, a professor in charge of the study, said data collected through surveys of patients at treatment centers showed a clear link between the rise in the use of prescription drugs and …
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CRC Health Group Opiate Treatment Outcomes Show Pharmaeconomic Benefit …
Filed under: opiate addiction treatment centers

… extended-release naltrexone injectable for opiate addiction conducted by CRC Health Group, the largest behavioral health care company in the U.S., serving over 29,000 opioid dependents daily, provide promising implications for the treatment …
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Father Martin's Ashley Introduces Pain Recovery Program, Addresses the New …
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Ashley, which recently celebrated its 30th anniversary, created the Pain Recovery Program in response to a growing incidence of patients with addiction to prescription pain medications, including opiates and other addictive drugs. … SVP of Treatment …
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3 arrested on drug, weapons charges in Beaufort County
Filed under: oxycodone addiction

Cromwell was charged with possession of crack cocaine, possession with intent to distribute methadone — a narcotic pain reliever also used to treat drug addiction — and possession of oxycodone, also a narcotic pain reliever. All of the charges are …
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Jupiter dentist faces drug trafficking, fraud charges
Filed under: oxycodone addiction

Petterson eventually agreed to meet with officers and told them he has a substance abuse problem. He said he wrote the prescriptions without the two patients' knowledge and ingested the hydrocodone and oxycodone pills to feed his addiction. He also …
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Oxycontin Addiction, inside view

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Bob Grant on CBS News discussing Rush Limbaugh’s prescription drug addiction 10.11.2003

Bob Grant guests on CBS Saturday morning news to discuss Rush Limbaugh going to rehab for his painkiller addiction.

 

News in Brief – 1/8/13
Filed under: painkiller addiction

The 55-year-old Dawson earlier pleaded guilty to writing prescriptions for addictive pain medications to a patient who had a known addiction. Dawson also admitted she wrote prescriptions for nearly 6,000 pills containing oxycodone and more than 220 …
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