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Friends Common Source of Abused Prescription Meds

Friends common source of abused prescription meds
… 1999 to 2010, with more than 16,000 deaths that year. By contrast, overdose deaths that involved heroin and cocaine totaled less than 8,000, and deaths that involved often-abused prescription drugs that include anti-anxiety medication totaled about …
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Study: Friends Source of Abused Prescription Medications

Study: Friends source of abused prescription medications
By contrast, overdose deaths that involved heroin and cocaine totaled less than 8,000, and deaths that involved often-abused prescription drugs that include anti-anxiety medication totaled about 6,500. A separate study in the same journal presents …
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Friends Common Source of Abused Meds

Friends common source of abused meds
… 1999 to 2010, with more than 16,000 deaths that year. By contrast, overdose deaths that involved heroin and cocaine totaled less than 8,000, and deaths that involved often-abused prescription drugs that include anti-anxiety medication totaled about …
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Friends Are a Common Source of Abused Prescription Meds

Friends are a common source of abused prescription meds
People who abuse the most frequently often doctor-shop; more than 1 in 4 who used these drugs almost daily said they had been prescribed by one or more physicians. Almost as many said they got them for free from friends or… Continue reading

How Can I Find a Drug Rehab Center in Moorpark, California?

Question by adreanna zz: How can I find a drug rehab center in Moorpark, California?
My best friend confided to me that he is addicted to cocaine but wanted to stop already. He asked me if I could find a rehab center where he can undergo substance abuse treatment. His… Continue reading

What Causes Addiction?

Question by melon_rose: What causes addiction?

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Answer by Dave Yours Truly
Drug use or abuse crosses the line into drug addiction when you feel you have to have the drug, and you increase the amount of the drug you take. Various… Continue reading

Defendant in Murder Trial: 'I Was Shocked, Scared, Nervous' on Night of

Defendant in murder trial: 'I was shocked, scared, nervous' on night of
Her purpose for calling 911 that evening, English said, was to get help. Earlier that day, there was a party at the … But later that night, after a day of drinking and drug use, everyone left… Continue reading

Senator Ed Markey to Team Up With Chris Herren to Talk Heroin Abuse

Senator Ed Markey to Team Up With Chris Herren to Talk Heroin Abuse
… Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, to examine "approaches to reduce overdose deaths from prescription drugs and heroin, including expanding access to drug treatment, and the use of naloxone – a… Continue reading

What Permanent Damage Can One Receive From Experimenting With LSD, DMT, Ecstasy, or Cocaine?

Question by Arya: What permanent damage can one receive from experimenting with LSD, DMT, ecstasy, or cocaine?
What are some FACTS on these drugs and their lasting effects? Please, no unwanted criticism unless you also provide me with some experience or solid facts.… Continue reading

Re NL (A Child) (Appeal: Interim Care Order: Facts and Reasons) [2014] EWHC

Re NL (A Child) (Appeal: Interim Care Order: Facts and Reasons) [2014] EWHC
[5] The mother's evidence is that until she went to [a specialist treatment unit in the north of England] last August, she and the four older children were 'messaging' one another every day. Since then, she… Continue reading