Drug War

Drug war
Filed under: Drug Abuse and Addiction
With OxyContin no longer being manufactured in Canada, addiction counsellors and Barrie police hope it will stop the drug from flooding city streets.[…]
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Plan to Stem Prescription Drug Crisis in New York Fuels Disagreement
Filed under: Drug Abuse and Addiction
An ambitious plan??to??reverse ?s growing prescription drug epidemic??is causing a rift between legislators and health care providers,??pitting a proposed??computer system that would require doctors and pharmacists to??meticulously scan patients? medical??history for??patterns of abuse against arguments by two professional associations that??increased??monitoring would backfire. Attorney General …
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Narconon Riverbend Louisiana MD Recommends Drug-Free Rehab in Response To Recent Suboxone Study
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Narconon Riverbend Louisiana MD Recommends Drug-Free Rehab in Response To Recent Suboxone Study Narconon Riverbend Louisiana Medical Director reports people can successfully recover from Prescription Opioid addiction with a long term drug-free alternative over Suboxone use which recent study shows could be a double edged sword. Narconon Riverbend Louisiana Medical Director, Dr. Rohit Adi …
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A teachable moment on addiction
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United States Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske called the Feb. 11 tragic death of entertainer Whitney Houston a “teachable moment.” Houston’s battles with addiction were well-chronicled, and the presence of multiple prescription drugs along with alcohol in her hotel room at the time of her death has pushed prescription drugs, and their potential dangers, into the spotlight. There are three key points …
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