prescription drug abuse

Drug Addicted Children (Documentary HD)


 

Drug Addicted Children (Documentary HD) – When someone becomes dependent on drugs or alcohol, the whole family is affected. Whether it’s relationships, trust, money, marriage or children, drug or alc…

 

Not all drug addicts and alcoholics are bad parents, says Scotland's Children

Filed under: drug addiction help for families

DRUG addicts and alcoholics are not necessarily bad parents, according to Scotland's Children's Commissioner Tam Baillie. He has warned MSPs … "Co-ordinated support is needed when engagement takes place with other specialist services. For instance …
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Faces of Prescription Drug Abuse: Michael Donta


 

Faces of Prescription Drug Abuse: Michael Donta – Ashland, Ky. father Mike Donta talks about his son Michael’s struggle with prescription drug abuse.

 

Scrutinizing the War on Drugs at CHS

Filed under: drug addiction symptoms

During his classes, students learned about the science of addiction, namely how foreign chemicals interact with the brain and about the deleterious neurological effects of drug use—topics of high interest to students. Hayes, along with the entire …
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How addictive is synthetic cannabis?

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Drug Addiction : How to Break a Hydrocodone Addiction


 

Drug Addiction : How to Break a Hydrocodone Addiction – Breaking a Hydrocodone addiction is one of the toughest addictions to break. Discover these tips for breaking a Hydrocodone addiction from a practicing psych…

 

Brighton's drug addicts will be given 'safe houses' to take drugs legally, but

Filed under: signs of drug addiction

Supervised drug consumption rooms are odd places to get high. Sat in private booths in a clinical setting, addicts take their drug of choice while nurses watch on, looking out for the signs of impending overdose before they step in to intervene …
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Substance Abuse in Australia: Facts and Stats


 

Substance Abuse in Australia: Facts and Stats – This is a video I made to provide some additional information about drugs to the readers of my article.

 

Putting a Face On Drug Abuse Death

Filed under: drug abuse facts

By Robert Wilson 04/02/2013 12:53:00. Font size: Decrease font Enlarge font. A startling fact was revealed this morning at the National Prescription Drug Abuse Summit in Orlando, FL. Last year, 38,000 people died in this country from prescription drug …
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Born Addicts: Drug-Addicted Babies in the United States


 

Born Addicts: Drug-Addicted Babies in the United States – In the United States, the number of women abusing prescription pain medications and become opioid drug addicted is growing. “They are women that have had ver…

 

Portman: Fighting drug addiction not a 'war'

Filed under: drug addiction treatment act

While applauding continued law-enforcement efforts to stem drug use — Portman was speaking specifically about prescription drug abuse — he said it's “very difficult to deal with this issue unless you are doing it in a holistic way.” “But if you can …
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Fighting Prescription Drug Abuse in Your Community


 

Fighting Prescription Drug Abuse In Your Community – This video will highlight dangers of prescription drug abuse, and how to fight the epidemic in your community. The Generation Rx Initiative, a partnership be…

 

Colorado State University Receives Grant for Peer-to-Peer Prescription Drug

Filed under: drug abuse foundation

FORT COLLINS – The Colorado State University Health Network has received a $ 1,000 grant to reach students through a peer-to-peer program to prevent prescription drug abuse. The grant, given by the John Hunter-Hauck Foundation, will be driven by a …
Read more on Colorado State University News (press release)