War Against Prescription Drug Abuse May Have Fueled Heroin Use

War against prescription drug abuse may have fueled heroin use
Some in the field of drug addiction are saying the U.S. government’s fight against prescription drug abuse may be causing the rise in heroin use. The crack down on pill mills, and making prescription narcotics harder to access is fueling the switch to …
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Prescription drug abuse an all-too-familiar story
Prescription drug abuse is a problem of epidemic proportions in Indiana and nationwide. Every 25 minutes someone in the U.S. dies from an overdose, and prescription drugs are the most commonly abused substances after marijuana and alcohol …
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EDITORIAL: Curb prescription drug abuse to prevent heroin nightmare
No one can dispute the far-reaching effects of prescription drug abuse and its lethal path to heroin addiction. Overdose deaths are being reported at an alarming rate, and law enforcement officials are challenged with stopping the scourge.
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Intervention S03-E07 Jessica and Hubert – Drug abuse, Alcohol abuse 03/03 — Website: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Lone-Tiger/254718051656 Jessica, 21, comes from a tight-knit family. Her father, mother, sister and grandfather al…


Group draws support to curb drug abuse
The Wilson County Substance Abuse Coalition's staff and volunteers prayed before submitting the group's fourth consecutive application for a drug-free communities grant from the Office of National Drug Control Policy, former board member Phil Mooring …
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Faces Of Drug Abuse: Computer Models 'Average' Users Of Different Drugs
It then combined those images to draw up a subtle but illuminating look at how use of different drugs is able to distort the human face – in often disturbing ways. You can read more about the methodology here – it's limited, but not uninteresting …
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Casey backs bill to combat R x drug abuse
M., would mandate new training for prescribers, establish grants to educate residents on the dangers of prescription drug abuse and promote safe medication disposal. It would require pharmacies to enter opioid prescriptions into a database and doctors …
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