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RAYSAC Radar: Prescription Drug Abuse Leads Teens to Heroin

RAYSAC Radar: Prescription drug abuse leads teens to heroin
[rewrite]According to the Partnership for a Drug-Free America, on an average day 2,500 teenagers will abuse prescription medication. The 2013 Monitoring the Future made available by the University of Michigan and the National Institute on Drug Abuse reports …[/rewrite]
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Fear of drug abuse, addiction may hurt pain patients
[rewrite]PRESCRIPTIONS … FRIDAY NOVEMBER 15 2002 … OxyContin is the probably the most abused class II drug says Skip Tucker owner of Tucker Pharmacy & Health Care. GENERAL INFORMATION: FOR USE WITH STORY. FILE #77663. STAFF PHOTO …[/rewrite]
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NIDA TV Spotlight on Doctors Judith and David Brooks: Risks and Consequences of Drug Abuse

NIDA TV Spotlight on Doctors Judith and David Brooks: Risks and Consequences of Drug Abuse — NIDA TV interview with New York University, Langone Medical Center’s and NIDA Grantees, Drs. Judith and David Brooks following their NIH-NIDA hosted presenta…


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[rewrite]The website WebMD reports "an estimated 48 million people (aged 12 and older), according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, have used prescription drugs for non-medical reasons in their lifetime. That figure represents approximately 20 percent of …[/rewrite]
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How Medical Pot Is Helping Seniors Get Off (Prescription) Drugs

How Medical Pot Is Helping Seniors Get Off (Prescription) Drugs
[rewrite]The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has a monopoly on the legal supply of marijuana for research purposes. Because NIDA is more focused on studying marijuana abuse than its potential benefits, researchers in the U.S. have had difficulty getting …[/rewrite]
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When A Prescription For Pain Pills Becomes A Gateway To Addiction
[rewrite]And while there may be some doctors who knowingly prescribe too many painkillers, most are like me and struggle with how to responsibly help patients in pain without driving them to addiction. There are some policies that attempt to reign in chronic …[/rewrite]
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National Drug Facts Week Educates Youth About Dangers

National Drug Facts Week educates youth about dangers
[rewrite]National Drug Facts Week runs through Sunday. The annual national event was launched in 2010 by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, part of the National Institutes of Health. To counteract the myths they get from the Internet, TV, movies, music or …[/rewrite]
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Money Matters for Both Senior Citizens and Their Grandkids
[rewrite]And more broadly, if our nation's budget reflects our national priorities, the fact is that we are clearly shortchanging our children across the board — not only in education but in a number of other areas. As the Urban Institute found in Kids' Share …[/rewrite]
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Treatment Over Punishment for Addicts

Treatment over punishment for addicts
[rewrite]Two weeks ago, we had a young woman on the front page of our paper who had been arrested for possession of a narcotic – Suboxone. Suboxone is a semi-synthetic opioid, according to Wikipedia, used to treat opioid addiction in higher dosages and to …[/rewrite]
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Heroin's Euphoric High Makes It Hard to Quit
[rewrite]Heroin is also highly addictive, luring almost a quarter of those who use it into dependence, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Medications like methadone and buprenorphine, which activate the same brain receptors as heroin, can help …[/rewrite]
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Teen Drug Use: 2013 Monitoring the Future Survey Results

Teen Drug Use: 2013 Monitoring The Future Survey Results — National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) distinguished research scientist and University of Michigan at Ann Arbor Professor, Dr. Lloyd Johnston discusses 2013…


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