Poll: Most Americans see personal tie to rising prescription painkiller abuse
The growing abuse of prescription painkillers now touches home for a majority of Americans, according to a poll released Tuesday.
Nov 25, 2015
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The growing abuse of prescription painkillers now touches home for a majority of Americans, according to a poll released Tuesday.
Nov 25, 2015
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New research shows that drug abusers are not completely abandoning prescription opioids for heroin. Instead, many use the two concurrently based on their availability, according to a survey of 15,000 patients at drug-treatment ...
Oct 28, 2015
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For something so potentially deadly, it has some poetic nicknames: Black Pearl, China White, Brown Crystal.
Oct 20, 2015
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(HealthDay)—Most Americans are concerned about the abuse of narcotic painkillers, despite widespread use of these legal medications, new research suggests.
Oct 12, 2015
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Adolescents who live in rural areas and small towns and cities are more likely to abuse prescription painkillers than adolescents who live in large urban areas, according to sociologists.
Sep 17, 2015
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The growing availability of heroin, combined with programs aimed at curbing prescription painkiller abuse, may be changing the face of opiate addiction in the U.S., according to sociologists.
Aug 17, 2015
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The number of U.S. heroin users has grown by nearly 300,000 over a decade, with the bulk of the increase among whites, according to a new government report.
Jul 7, 2015
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American physicians with waivers allowing them to provide office-based medication-assisted buprenorphine treatment to patients addicted to opioids were able to increase potential access to effective medication-assisted treatment ...
Jun 9, 2015
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A study analysing the Finnish homicide and prescription drug databases discovered that the use of certain drugs that affect the central nervous system are associated with an increased risk of committing a homicide. The greatest ...
Jun 1, 2015
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Federal drug agents raided medical clinics, pharmacies and other locations across the South on Wednesday, wrapping up what a federal official called a long-running crackdown on prescription drug abuse.
May 20, 2015
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