Fighting Drug Addiction

Fighting Drug Addiction – Austin had been a drug addict for seven years before traveling to Thailand to kick the habit, and undergo recovery at the New Life Foundation.

Viewpoints: Program aims to reduce teenage prescription drug abuse

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The Bee recently featured articles on the problem of prescription drug abuse and the need to talk with teens. While still a public menace, illicit substances like heroin and cocaine have taken a back seat to the abuse of legal prescription medications …
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How Do You Make A Painkiller Addiction-Proof?

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Three years later, studies are just beginning to show that crush-resistant chemistry does seem to reduce OxyContin abuse. Whether it reduces drug abuse overall is another question. Preliminary findings suggest those who used to abuse OxyContin are …
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Prescription Drug Abuse: CDC Answers Your Questions

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PBS NewsHour recently aired a report on prescription drug abuse that led viewers to ask many questions. We asked the CDC to answer them, below. One in 20 people in the United States say they've used prescription painkillers for non-medical reasons in …
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