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Curbing Drug Abuse, the Focus of the Center’s March 2014 Policy Snapshot

Curbing Drug Abuse, the Focus of The Center’s March 2014 Policy Snapshot
While medications provide essential relief to many in need – including cancer patients, mothers in labor, and children with fractured bones – the downside is that they can also be abused. Curbing drug abuse has taken on heightened… Continue reading

Medication Education

Medication Education
Prescription drug abuse is overlooked but dangerous, constituting the second most abused drug group in adolescents. In 2008, prescription drug abuse killed more people than heroin and cocaine abuse, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
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Drug abuse dangerous – no matter… Continue reading

Do You Think Drug Addiction Is Higher in the USA Than in Europe Due to Urban Design?

Question by Pedro Nombre K: Do you think drug addiction is higher in the USA than in Europe due to urban design?
In the USA it’s very common to find people living in houses, instead of buildings. Rich or poor, they all have a house (big ones the rich, little… Continue reading

Statistics on Drug Abuse


 

Statistics on Drug Abuse

 

Blacks arrested nearly twice as much as whites for pot in Harford

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Although blacks and whites use marijuana at comparable rates, blacks are arrested at higher rates in every county in Maryland, according to the study. "The war… Continue reading

Cocaine Addiction Drug Rehab Help


 

Cocaine Addiction Drug Rehab Help – Once it gets a hold on you, it grows on you. Cocaine addiction can be quite lethal. Until your appetite for cocaine has a life of its own, when everyone but …

 

Dwight Gooden, ex-Yankees and ex-Mets pitcher, discusses drug addiction and… Continue reading

How Do People Survive in Jail/Prison?

Question by days_o_work: How do people survive in Jail/Prison?
I was locked up in a Michigan Jail for about 13 hours one time, not even a full day, and it nearly drove me insane. Maybe I’m just “soft” but a month in there would have driven me nuts. How… Continue reading

Substance Abuse : How to Live With a Drug Addict


 

Substance Abuse : How to Live With a Drug Addict – When living with a drug addict, it’s important to become educated on addiction and codependency. Discover how to keep from enabling a drug addict with help f…

 

Giving to beggars 'fuels addiction' warns campaign in Manchester… Continue reading

Prescription Drug Overdoses: An American Epidemic


 

Prescription Drug Overdoses: An American Epidemic – The United States is in the grip of an epidemic of prescription drug overdoses. Over 27000 people died from overdoses in 2007, a number that has risen five-fold since 1990 and has never been higher. Prescription drugs are now involved in more… Continue reading

Teenage Prescription Abuse


 

Teenage Prescription Abuse – drugrehabcenter.com – Teenage Prescription Abuse – We can help you discover the best treatment options for you – call our 24-hour Toll-Free Recovery Hotline now at 1-800-839-1682. Our client’s specific needs and goals are incorporated into our personalized holistic drug rehab programs. Addicts from all… Continue reading

Cocaine Addiction Treatment – Challenges Rehab Video


 

Cocaine Addiction Treatment – Challenges Rehab Video – www.challenges-program.com – Challenges is a nationally recognized center of excellence for the treatment of substance abuse, addictions, dual diagnoses and relapse prevention. Our treatment programs are specifically designed with the needs of the individual patient in mind. We will help you… Continue reading