Female Drug Addiction on the Rise

Published September 9, 2013

Female drug addiction on the rise
The Amal Psychiatric Hospital has admitted 10 to 20 women drug addicts, including new patients, this year. In addition, there have been between 100 and 200 female patients visiting the hospital for follow-up treatment.The hospital’s medical manager, Dr. Khaled Al-Oufi, said a decision to hospitalize a female addict is taken only after she undergoes several examinations, including an evaluation … drug addiction – Yahoo! News Search Results

Drug Addiction Amongst Healthcare Professionals
This week the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting warns that over the past decade, 13 Maine pharmacists were relicensed/reinstated despite documented histories of substance abuse and theft. These numbers seem disconcerting. They’re not. drug addiction – Yahoo! News Search Results