Know Everything About Signs of Drug Abuse and Addiction
Know everything about signs of drug abuse and addiction
[rewrite]Knowing the signs of drug abuse and addiction will help you with identifying problems with family and friends. Addictions are defined as a compulsive need for and use of habit-forming … It is not surprising that teens who abuse alcohol and other …[/rewrite]
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Take Back Youth Aims to Teach Parents, Teens About Drug Abuse
[rewrite]Addiction is a real issue here in our community, and unfortunately, much of it begins with teenage drug use. That's why the Alcohol and … It's meant to help spark conversations between parents and kids, about the dangers of drugs. "We need to start …[/rewrite]
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Teen Drug Abuse – Prescription Drugs and K-2
Teen Drug Abuse – Prescription Drugs and K-2 — Dr. Joseph Lee, Hazelden’s medical director and adolescent psychiatrist, speaks with KARE 11 News about the new trends of teen drug abuse. One study claims 1…
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Hawaii Rehab Graduate Overcomes Prescription Drug Addiction
Hawaii Rehab Graduate Overcomes Prescription Drug Addiction — http://www.hawaiiislandrecovery.com/ Hawaii Island Recovery graduate describes her terrible ordeal with her prescription drug addiction. If you or someone yo…
TAKE 5: Lee County combats drug abuse problem with Project Lazarus
[rewrite]Clinical training will focus on providing guidance to clinicians and prescribers on the treatment of chronic pain and proper application of an overdose antidote. Awareness of unintentional poisonings and chronic pain issues … Lee County Health …[/rewrite]
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Causes of Prescription Drug Abuse?
Question by emilysaysholaa: Causes of Prescription Drug Abuse?
[rewrite]I’m doing a research paper on prescription drug abuse, I have two causes and I need another !
Plus, I’m in world literature so I’m supposed to tie it into world issues, not just America. Does anyone know any other countries with these kind of problems?
Thank you for your help!
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Answer by steven d
Start by going to, drugabuse.gov.
Answer by Matt
prescription drugs are abused because they are easier and cheaper to get than illegal drugs mexico has lax laws on getting prescriptions thats why alot of people here in texas cross the border get their script buy the meds then smuggle them across and sell them at 1000% markup
My Friend Is Abusing Her Prescription Drugs, Can I Tell Her Doctor?
Question by dreamalittledream: My friend is abusing her prescription drugs, can I tell her doctor?
[rewrite]I have/had a good friend who I am currently losing to pills. She has suffered from anxiety in the past which has seemingly ceased. She is prescribed Xanax and Klonopin. She has admitted to lying about her anxiety to her doctor. She said she exaggerates mostly everything. Over the past year I have seen her weight drop by nearly 20lbs and her mood is mostly crabby when she is not on “enough” pills. She also buys Oxycontin nearly 2-3x a week mixed with xanax and klonopin. She frequently also drinks on these pills and acknowledges her like for the pills. When we go out she is in the corner passed out cold. Sometimes it can happen in an instant and she is in a deep sleep, sometimes she struggles to keep her eyes open. Is there anyway I can make this known to her doctor? I know there is a patient confidentiality deal here but what would you do? She has gotten worse and it isn’t helping that her mom also gives her her Vicodin. On a normal day she is on 5-7 xanax, a few klonopins and a few vicodins. On the 4th of July she took 5 ecstasy pills and all the above mentioned drugs. She has gotten a DUI but that has not affected her one bit since everyone around her is an enabler. What can I do? All of her friends miss the old her. Thanks…
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Perscription Drug Addiction?
Question by Mark O: Perscription Drug Addiction?
[rewrite]How do you tell if someone has a prescription drug addiction? Is it similar to an illegal drug addiction? I have a loved one who I am very concerned about. They take prescription drugs for medical purposes. But they affect them the same way that illegal drugs affect others. They take 35 every day. They are a nurse. They can give a medical justification for every one of them. But the way they react at different times makes me wonder. Their emotions go up and down. They have the same reactions as a drug addict. Can someone give some advice on helping my loved one.
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