Teens Addicted to Prescription Drugs
Teens Addicted to Prescription Drugs – In this clip from the Hazelden video “Prescription Drug Abuse: A Prevention Video,” teens discuss their addictions to prescription drugs and over-the-counter drugs. The clip discusses addictive prescription drugs and the negative effects, including how abuse can affect developing bodies and brain. To purchase “Prescription Drug Abuse: A Prevention Video,” visit www.hazelden.org
BORN ADDICTED: Increasing number of babies hooked on drugs
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And many of the hospital's most recent cases involve mothers physically dependent upon or even addicted to prescription painkillers — the difference being that addiction involves a person with an inability to stop using a drug compulsively despite …
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Prescription drug abuse now biggest global menace
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Deadly prescription drug addiction has become a serious menace globally. Findings announced on Sunday show that prescription overdose rate has reached epidemic levels in New York city as fatality rate for white males is 3 times higher than for blacks.
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Prescription pill abuse an epidemic in Pa.
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Tennis took his post at Drug and Alcohol Programs, a new department, last year after he was appointed by Governor Tom Corbett. The department's goal is to help Pennsylvanians struggling with addiction. Reducing prescription drug abuse is near the top …
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