prescription drug addiction

2 Investigates: Legal Drug Abuse

2 Investigates: Legal drug abuse
Filed under: Drug Abuse and Addiction
Trading one addiction for another is how some drug addicts and counselors describe a popular treatment for curing addiction to pain pills and heroin. The drug, which comes in… Continue reading

Phone Bank Aims at Solutions for Prescription Drug Addiction

Phone bank aims at solutions for prescription drug addiction
Filed under: Drug Abuse and Addiction
NBC Montana and the Missoulian will launch a first-of-its-kind phone bank after in-depth stories this week on the problem of prescription drug abuse in Montana.… Continue reading

Drug Initiative in Davis Targets Unused Prescription Pills

Drug initiative in Davis targets unused prescription pills
Filed under: Drug Abuse and Addiction
To curb prescription drug abuse, the Davis Police Department (DPD) and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) have collaboratively held pill collection events to encourage the public to… Continue reading

'The Only Way … Was to Send Her to Jail!'

'The only way … was to send her to jail!'
Filed under: Drug Abuse and Addiction
State legislators and law enforcement chiefs sat entranced here Monday night as parents, sons, daughters and others shared “horror” stories of loved ones held… Continue reading

Faces of Addiction: Drug Court Helps Overcome Addiction

Faces of Addiction: Drug Court helps overcome addiction
Filed under: Drug Abuse and Addiction
SALT LAKE CITY – Millions of people visit websites featuring victims of drug addiction, showing the dangers of substance abuse….
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Seniors and Prescription Drug Addiction

Seniors and Prescription Drug Addiction
Filed under: Drug Abuse and Addiction
Susan was noticing changes in her 71-year-old mother, Florence. She seemed withdrawn and sometimes anxious. Susan often ran errands for Florence, and after a few trips to the pharmacy,… Continue reading