Prescription Addiction: Better Monitoring Can Reduce Medication Harm

Prescription addiction: Better monitoring can reduce medication harm
But the costs of addiction are high, including severe depression, painful withdrawal symptoms and fatal overdoses. Every year, more than 1 million Americans land in emergency rooms because of prescription drug abuse, a problem that has grown since 2004 … Read more on Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Ryan White pleads guilty to Rite Aid robberies in Lewiston and Gray
In April 2012, the Sun Journal published a letter to the editor from White in which he talked about his drug court experience, and his belief that "drug addiction is a disease that is treatable." He thanked everyone who was part of his drug court … Read more on MENAFN.COM

methadone clinic opens in Covington
“Methadone Maintenance Treatment for opiate addiction at NKY Med Clinic is supported with a full complement of substance abuse and life-skills counseling as well as supervised medical care.” Methadone and Suboxone help block euphoric effects of the … Read more on kypost.com