Prescription Drug Addiction

Prescription drug addiction – sobernutrition.com Learn about prescription drug addiction. Pain pills and prescription medication can be abused and lead to drug addiction and substance dependence. Watch this video and learn how one person recovered from prescription drug addiction. If you have a pain killer addiction, visit an addiction treatment center for help.

Kentucky works to give addicted inmates treatment while still behind bars

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Much of the bill focused on sharpening laws for drug offenders and ways to reduce recidivism. In its first year, the bill generated little money for abuse treatment, but the department used money budgeted for different substance abuse efforts to add …
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Forum addresses North County epidemic of prescription drug abuse

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Whipple shared her story, describing the desperation of an addict and the challenges faced by those trying to recover, during a forum on prescription drug abuse held by the Northern Berkshire Community Coalition on Friday at the First Baptist Church …
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Prescription drug abuse conference Friday

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"Connecticut, like much of the country, is seeing an increase in the abuse of prescription drugs," Patricia Rehmer, DMHAS commissioner, said in a news release. "Access to harmful drugs is often coming from the family's medicine cabinet, and our …
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