Warning Signs of Teenage Drug Addiction

Published October 14, 2013

Warning Signs of Teenage Drug Addiction –

Horrific flesh-rotting drug krokodil may be in Chicago, doctor says

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One of the reasons that federal officials want the original substance tested before confirming the use of krokodil is that the same kind of symptoms could be caused by other forms of drug abuse. For instance, heroin contaminated with acids, gasoline or …
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Prescription Drug Abuse on the Rise, Iowa Teen Shares Her Struggle

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The program, called Iowa Medicine TLC (Talk, Lock, Connect), is an effort by the Iowa Substance Abuse Information Center to get parents and their kids talking about abuse and misuse of prescription medication. 17 year-old Erbes says her first time …
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Report: VA hospitals prescribing more opiates than ever

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The VA introduced new rules in 2009 designed to focus treatment on the root causes of pain rather than just addressing the symptoms, but the prescription rate has continued to climb. A review of prescribing patterns at Ohio's VA hospitals … That …
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