Fight Against Prescription Drug Abuse Leads to Rise in Heroin Use
Fight against prescription drug abuse leads to rise in heroin use
The likelihood that many prescription-drug abusers will switch to heroin because it is much cheaper is widely accepted among addiction treatment professionals and law enforcement officials. Justice Department officials reject any direct linkage …
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Question About the Drug Laws?
Question by The Groove: Question about the drug laws?
Should possession of under 2 grams of meth or cocaine (powder and crack) be considered a misdemeanor instead of a felony? I don’t do drugs but I don’t think a small amount of meth or cocaine should be a felony cause… Continue reading
Growing Prescription Drug Abuse in India Says UN Report
Growing prescription drug abuse in India says UN report
Prescription drug abuse is growing in India and is a serious problem in South Asia, according to a UN report which said drugs enter the region’s illicit markets through various channels, being diverted from India’s pharma industry and smuggled from …… Continue reading
Despite Drive, Drug Abuse Cases Show 24% Rise This Year
Despite drive, drug abuse cases show 24% rise this year
KOCHI: Despite various initiatives, including awareness programmes, by various law enforcement agencies, cases of narcotic substance abuse, registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, have witnessed a 24% increase …
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Adventure Based Drug & Alcohol Rehab
Adventure Based Drug & Alcohol Rehab — Mountainside is a pioneer of adventure-based alcohol and drug addiction treatment. From the first day we started helping clients, we have incorporated volunt…
Marijuana-derived medical treatment for seizures gets Epilepsy Foundation's …
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Casey Promoting Bills to Combat Prescription Drug Abuse
Casey promoting bills to combat prescription drug abuse
Easton Mayor Sal Panto Jr. said he’s seen the city’s drug problem … the Safety of Prescription Drug Use Act and the Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act. They push for training for prescribers, grants for states to improve …
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Ocean County Police Train With New Tool to Help Overdose Victims
Ocean County police train with new tool to help overdose victims
OCEAN TOWNSHIP — Police departments in Ocean County now are among just a handful of law enforcement agencies in the United States able to administer the heroin antidote Naloxone. … The law provides civil, criminal and professional immunity for… Continue reading
Do You Think a Good Parent Would Abuse Drugs?
Question by kity: Do you think a good parent would Abuse Drugs?
Especially illegal drugs? Dose that make a good parent to abuse prescription and other illegal drugs?
Do you think a parent needs their kids taken from them?
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What Does Drug Cross- Dependence Mean?
Question by sarah: what does drug cross- dependence mean?
Best answer:
Answer by Mathieu
It depends- there are several possible definitions:
1) Cross-dependence (also known as cross-addiction) means that a person is “addicted to everything.” Sometimes in an AA or NA meeting, for example, a person will say “I… Continue reading