Police Investigate Drug Store Robbery as Area Struggles With Rising Incidents of Prescription Drug Addiction
Police investigate drug store robbery as area struggles with rising incidents of prescription drug addiction
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QUEENSBURY — The man who robbed a Queensbury pharmacy Thursday night remained at large Friday as local authorities said the holdup pointed to a prescription drug abuse epidemic that shows no sign of abating.
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VIDEO: East Bridgewater mother writes holiday poem about son’s drug addiction
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It follows the style of T’was the Night before Christmas – but for Susan Silva, this holiday poem is much darker. The poem, written by Silva last week, tells the story of the recent relapse of her 24-year-old son, Mike Kujanpaa, who became addicted to OxyContin after having surgery at 19.
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Causes, Treatment & Prevention Of Drug Abuse Training Video
National Institute of Drug Addiction. Drug Abuse: Meeting the Challenge. NTIS A17166VNB1, 1987. Causes, treatment and prevention of drug abuse are explored. Interviews with NIDA personnel and research scientists about ways the government is researching and combating drug abuse. Tape is somewhat clinical in nature. Producer: National Institutes of Health. Keywords: FedFlix; ntis.gov. Principles of Drug Addiction Treatment. More than three decades of scientific research have yielded 13 fundamental principles that characterize effective drug abuse treatment. These principles are detailed in NIDA’s Principles of Drug Addiction Treatment: A Research-Based Guide. 1. No single treatment is appropriate for all individuals. Matching treatment settings, interventions, and services to each patient’s problems and needs is critical. 2. Treatment needs to be readily available. Treatment applicants can be lost if treatment is not immediately available or readily accessible. 3. Effective treatment attends to multiple needs of the individual, not just his or her drug use. Treatment must address the individual’s drug use and associated medical, psychological, social, vocational, and legal problems. 4. At different times during treatment, a patient may develop a need for medical services, family therapy, vocational rehabilitation, and social and legal services. 5. Remaining in treatment for an adequate period of time is critical for treatment effectiveness. The time depends on an …
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