Types of Prescription Drug Abuse

Addiction News
For the latest addiction news, bookmark This Just In. From legal matters and celebrity troubles to addiction studies and recovery stories, this section features the hottest topics in alcohol and drug abuse news. We sort out the sometimes overwhelming … Read more on TheFix.com

BioCorRx gears up for battle vs. drug addiction epidemic
Santa Ana, CA, United States (4E) – Drug addiction is an epidemic afflicting millions of people across the globe. In the United States, more than 24 million people above 12 years old are suffering from this malaise in 2012, according to the Substance … Read more on Gant Daily

The Music Hall showing eye-opening film about drug abuse
Holmes, a practicing pediatrician in St. Albans, Vt., had been focusing on substance and prescription drug abuse for several years after a 16-year-old boy he knew came into his office asking for help with his pain killer addiction, according to O'Brien … Read more on Seacoastonline.com

Drug Abuse Prevalent in Healthcare Industry
Michael Meriweather is a counselor and says the effects of healthcare experts abusing drugs can be devastating. "If you're impaired you can give the wrong medicine to someone, you can give cause yourself a lot of harm professionally, and the person you … Read more on WTVC

Abuse, theft of prescription drugs on the rise, ND attorney general says
BISMARCK – Prescription drug abuse and theft are on the rise in North Dakota as children and thieves increasingly hunt for unused medications in medicine cabinets and bathroom drawers, with some burglars going so far as to target homes of the recently … Read more on WDAY

US Officials Call for Greater Use of Medications to Treat Drug Abuse
Officials with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Washington say these life-saving drug therapies are underutilized because of the widespread misperception within the medical community that drug abuse medications replace one addiction … Read more on Voice of America

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Double redemption: One man's battle with alcohol
One night, he recalled, he was having dinner in a Philadelphia restaurant. He was drinking even as he was on the phone helping someone else get into an addiction treatment program. He makes no excuses for his slip back into alcoholism. “You can't blame … Read more on The News Journal

Sonoma supervisor says his intent was wooing, not peeking
He has previously linked his actions that night to alcohol, telling colleagues that he underwent five weeks of intensive treatment for alcoholism and entered an outpatient program after his arrest. Under questioning by his attorney, Chris Andrian … Read more on SFGate

Commissioners hear mental health funding problems
If a board has money left over after everyone who applies for help receives it, it can use that money for treatment services for other people with alcohol or other types of drug addictions. The measures also require MHRS boards to establish recovery … Read more on Mansfield News Journal

Narconon Freedom Center Kicks Off National Physical Fitness Month
When you're trying to help addicts get sober after years of alcoholism or drug abuse, exercise is even more important, and Narconon Freedom Center integrates it into every part of its rehabilitation program. How the Freedom Center Uses Exercise. One of … Read more on Midland Daily News

Guest Voice of 3 District Attorneys: How to stop Pa.'s drug carnage
Prescription drug abuse is a life-and-death situation, and not something we in law enforcement can afford to take lightly. While the American Civil Liberties Union and its mouthpiece, Andy Hoover, continue to throw bombs and call reasonable people … Read more on GoErie.com

2 men, teen arrested after 9mm pistol and drugs found during traffic stop
Starks had two passengers when he was pulled over during a traffic stop around 12:15 a.m. One was a 16-year-old male juvenile, who was taken to the Sandusky County Juvenile Detention Center on a drug abuse charge. The second passenger, 29-year-old … Read more on Fremont News Messenger

4 Failed Attempts to Crack Down on Prescription Drug Abuse (and Their …
The reformulation achieved an important goal: OxyContin went from being the primary drug of abuse for 36 percent of participants to just 13 percent less than two years later. But participants didn't stop using drugs. Use of potent painkillers fentanyl … Read more on PsychCentral.com (blog)

Prescription Drug Abuse Increases on US Campuses
One in five college students have admitted during national surveys to using prescription drugs without having a prescription, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. At the UofA, three arrests for prescription drug abuse occurred between Jan. Read more on The Arkanas Traveller

Got Drugs? National Drug Takeback Day is this Saturday, April 26
Prescription drug abuse is the fastest-growing drug problem in the country. In Washington State 11% of teens use prescription medicines for non-medical reasons – a rate among the highest in the nation. Over half of teens abusing medicines get them from … Read more on The B-Town Blog (blog)

National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Saturday
Riggenbach stated The National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is an initiative that addresses a vital public safety and public health issue. Medicines that languish in home cabinets are highly susceptible to diversion, misuse and abuse. Rates of … Read more on Times Bulletin

Prescription drug collections deemed a success
The District Attorney's Office would much rather prevent drug abuse before it starts instead of dealing with the pain, tragedy, and legal consequences of drug addiction after it has taken hold of our young people. Everybody who participates in this … Read more on Daily Local News

What Personality Might Have To Do With Drug Abuse Risk
People with certain personality traits may be at increased risk for drug use problems, and studying personality may help researchers better understand and treat these problems, according to a new review. Many studies have attempted to link genes to the … Read more on Huffington Post

Outreach worker offers free testing and help to drug users
His passion is to save lives and educate drug users about safe needle use, the effects of drugs and diseases related to drug use on the body, and how to help someone who is overdosing on opiates. "I take it to the people," Rhodes said. From his health … Read more on Redwood Times

Bill Cirone: Warning Signs of Drug Use That All Parents Should Know
Many parents worry about their children experimenting with drugs, but very few parents know the warning signs that could indicate a child is actually abusing or addicted to drugs. It is powerful and important information. Addiction can ruin a child's … Read more on Noozhawk