The Issue of Prescription Drug Abuse – a Special News Around America Report
The Issue of Prescription Drug Abuse – A Special News Around America Report – Prescription Drug abuse continues to rise to the point where the amount of deaths related to it is at an epidemic level. And joining us now to discuss addictions and how to overcome them is Michael Cartwright, chairman of American Addiction centers and author of Believable Hope
SF forum takes up prescription drug addiction issue
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SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KGO) — Prescription drug abuse is fueling a San Francisco Bay Area crime wave. There has been a huge spike in pharmacy robberies including one on Tuesday at the A.G. Pharmacy in San Francisco. In all, there have been …
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Prescription Drug Abuse
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Efforts are being made to curb one of the fastest growing problems for local teenagers. Officials with Weems Community Mental Health Center say prescription drug abuse is significantly on the rise. In fact, Dr. Lin Hogan, who's a substance abuse …
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Country doctor takes on big drug problem
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Now, Gosai has set his sights on something much bigger than small town vitality – prescription drug abuse. The result has been a grassroots approach to a national problem. “The problem is everywhere,” says Gosai, who turns 57 this year and has been …
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More Prescription Drugs Mean More Health Risks http://t.co/FhXZ9l8H1C via @mercola – by Cattman07 (Dave A Catt)
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From 2002-2010, the number of people in their 50s abusing illicit or prescription #drugs doubled from 2.7% to 5.8%. http://t.co/kofT3X5CG2 – by mercola (Dr. Mercola)