Abuse of Opiates Is on the Increase Throughout Ohio – Alliance Review

Published February 22, 2012

Abuse of opiates is on the increase throughout Ohio – Alliance Review
Filed under: Drug Abuse and Addiction
Cordova added that juveniles have a lack of understanding in the ramifications of their action, so officials assess whether their misuse of the drugs has progressed to abuse or addiction. “Juveniles don’t necessarily have the same incentives to …
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Why Prescription Drug Addiction Is Growing Among Teens – YAHOO!
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according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). Kids start using prescription drugs for the same reasons McDonald did – to deaden difficult feelings, to fit in with their peers – but also because they believe prescription drugs must be safer …
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Drug deaths surpass car accident fatalities – msnbc.com
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Prescription drug abuse is now considered the number one cause of death among Florida residents. “Sometimes if it doesn’t affect us- then we don’t know or care,” says Southwest Florida Addiction Services Program Director Alex Garcia-Barbon.
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