Prescription Drugs

What Is Addiction?

What Is Addiction?
As the death of the actor Philip Seymour Hoffman and the rise of overdoses in New England indicate, heroin continues to be a plague of both desperate poverty and tortured privilege. The abuse of prescription drugs is… Continue reading

Washington County Law Enforcement Hope to Raise Community Awareness of … – WAMC

Washington County Law Enforcement Hope To Raise Community Awareness Of … – WAMC

Washington County Law Enforcement Hope To Raise Community Awareness Of
WAMC
Washington County law enforcement officials are pushing for more community awareness of drug abuse and… Continue reading

Dan Harris Drug Abuse: ABC News Anchor Is Latest to Admit to Problem With … – International Business Times

Dan Harris Drug Abuse: ABC News Anchor Is Latest To Admit To Problem With … – International Business Times


International Business Times

Drug Addiction Stories Anyone?

Question by brooklynfantasticsx: drug addiction stories anyone?
I want to hear about addictions you have had to drugs, or have. and how you recovered, relapsed or are still trying to turn your life around. it could be anything to do… Continue reading

Drug Czar R. Gil Kerlikowske Calls for More Access to Heroin Antidote

Drug czar R. Gil Kerlikowske calls for more access to heroin antidote
Heroin was involved in 3,038 overdose deaths in 2010, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … for requiring insurance companies to cover substance abuse treatment… Continue reading

What Is Addiction?

What Is Addiction?
The abuse of prescription drugs is an even more widespread problem. But what causes the addiction that lets drug abuse flourish? Is addiction a disorder, a matter of human frailty or something else? drug addiction – Bing… Continue reading