Phoenix House on FOX 5 – Washington DC

Published May 16, 2013

Phoenix House on FOX 5 – Washington DC – FOX 5, a Washington, D.C. news station, investigated the problem of teen prescription drug abuse. Ally described her own struggles with addiction and her own…

Awareness Workshop on Prescription Medication Abuse

Filed under: prescription drug abuse treatment

This event will feature information from a mother who lost her daughter to prescription drugs and four break-out sessions focusing on signs of abuse; treatment options; the view from the ER; and the effects on local businesses. There will be time for …
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Our View: State should lift limits on drug abuse treatment

Filed under: prescription drug abuse treatment

For more than a decade, prescription-drug abuse has taken a toll in Maine in the form of crime, overdoses and deaths. click image to enlarge. A retroactive two-year limit on state funding for methadone and buprenorphine – the most effective drugs for …
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Letter: Action can help limit prescription drug abuse

Filed under: prescription drug abuse treatment

There's good news embedded in the bad news of our nation's escalating prescription drug abuse problem. Experts in the … We encourage citizens to treat all medications in their home the same as they would treat a loaded gun — locked securely. Dispose …
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