Experts: Area Drug Addiction Up

Published January 7, 2013

Experts: Area drug addiction up

Filed under: drug addiction statistics

Federal statistics suggest there is a national epidemic of addiction to such potent medications as Oxycontin, an opiate prescribed by doctors to those suffering both physical or emotional pain. Nearly 2 million Americans are under the grip of such …
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Suffolk: Children aged 12 treated for alcohol abuse

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Suffolk: Children aged 12 treated for alcohol abuse. By Chris Harris Monday, January 7, 2013 6:00 AM … The statistics, for the last three years, show 355 children were given specialist care because of concerns over their drinking. But the figures …
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Drug addict babies: Three born every day are already hooked on heroin and …

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Three babies are born every day addicted to heroin, crack cocaine and other drugs, it has today been revealed. Over the past five years in Britain, … of their mother's own addictions. Statistics from the Department of Health show that all of the …
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