Teen Drug Abuse

Published August 30, 2013

Teen Drug Abuse –

BR homicide case highlights heroin resurgence

Filed under: drug abuse statistics

“Drugs sort of swing on pendulums,” said Kenneth Saucier, regional services director for the Office of Behavioral Health and a licensed clinical social worker. “Heroin is making a comeback because there is such a high focus on the abuse of prescription …
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Mallinckrodt's mystery mega meeting — an analyst's take

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But a huge component of that is adding abuse deterrents to the pain products, which the U.S. Food and Drug Administration continues to seek in order to curb addiction. There are signs that the FDA already likes Mallinckrodt's MNK-795 pain medication …
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Wales tops drug poisoning table

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Wales and north-west England had the highest death rates for drug misuse in 2012, according to figures for England and Wales. Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed London had the … Martin Barnes, the chief executive of DrugScope …
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