New Database to Stop Prescription Drug Abuse Takes Effect
New Database To Stop Prescription Drug Abuse Takes Effect
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Michael Israel took prescription drugs to treat Crohn's Disease, but he eventually became addicted and then killed himself at the age of 20. Avi joined state legislators Tim Kennedy and Sean Ryan — as well as other families affected by abuse — at a …
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Opioid Refugees: Patients Adrift in Search of Pain Relief
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Fewer prescription drug overdoses may result in fewer opioid prescriptions, but “that doesn't mean the problem of addiction is going to disappear, it doesn't mean that the problem of opioid overdoses in general will disappear,” he said. TURNING TO HEROIN.
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National prescription abuse increase also seen in Coachella Valley
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Dr. Harry Haroutunian, physician director of professional and residential programs at the Betty Ford Center and author of the book “Being Sober,” said there has been a “dramatic rise” in prescription drug abuse being treated at the center. “We have a …
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