OxyContin, Not Bath Salts, Is the Drug of Choice of Appalachian Addicts – Washington Times

Published June 18, 2012

OxyContin, not Bath Salts, is the drug of choice of Appalachian addicts – Washington Times
Filed under: Drug Abuse and Addiction
June 9, 2012 — Prescription drug abuse, specifically opioids … but it was largely avoided because of its heroin like addiction. Prior to this, it was reserved for severe chronic pain sufferers like cancer patients. The stroke of genius …
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U.S. ‘drug czar’ addresses addiction at Betty Ford Center – Desert Sun
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was introduced at the Rancho Mirage addiction treatment center by Rep. Mary Bono Mack, R-Palm Springs, who co-chairs the Congressional Caucus on Prescription Drug Abuse. Bono Mack said she is inspired by parents who have lost children to …
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Prescription drug abuse, gateway to heroin – msnbc.com
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Prescription drug abuse is at an all time high … doing a gram to a gram and a half a day and spending over $ 100 on it,” Valladerez said. Her addiction cost her more than money, it cost her her family and kids. She’s also fresh out of prison …
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