A proposed Ohio law is charged with cracking down on prescription drug abuse in the unlikeliest of places – the veterinarian’s office.
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It can take some people years to seek treatment for their drug and alcohol addictions, but singer Demi Lovato was just 19 when she realized that her life was spiraling out of control.
The American College of Physicians (ACP) announced its support of programs charged with reducing the extent prescription drug abuse.
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In recent months, law enforcement officials in Norton and Mansfield, Massachusetts have noticed a rise in house and car break-ins fueled by prescription drug addiction.
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Northern Virginia has seen a dramatic spike in the number of people being treated for heroin addiction.
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Some of the most helpless victims of addiction are the children of individuals struggling with substance abuse.
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According to a Pew Research Center poll, only 16 percent of Americans think that the nation is making progress on dealing with prescription drug abuse.
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No parent wants to bury a child, but the situation can be even more tragic when the cause of death is something preventable, like prescription drug abuse.
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Maine residents who have substance abuse problems are taking more risks and increasingly turning to violent crime in order to feed their addiction, according to many law enforcement officials in the state.
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Researchers from the University of Michigan found that student athletes – especially boys – with sports injures are often prescribed opioid-based painkillers and tend not to follow their physician’s instructions for use.
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A commonly held view about drug addiction is that users are constantly chasing the euphoric highs that they felt when they first tried illicit substances.
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Ellensburg, Washington, is a small city east of the Cascade Mountains known mostly for its farms and rodeos. In the past year, however, its most notable attribute has become its growing heroin problem.
