Prescription Drug Addiction: One Woman’s Story
Prescription Drug Addiction: One Woman’s Story – Stacy, a 39-year old Traverse City woman, tells the compelling story of her journey from a normal life as a college-educated doctor’s wife and mother of three, to the dark world of prescription drug addiction and abuse. Follow Stacy’s story, and find out what finally made her seek treatment and get clean. In 2007, 16.3 million Americans age 12 and older took prescription pain relivers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives for non-medical purposes.* Prescription drug abouse is a real and growing problem in northern Michigan and across the country. * Nidamed 4/20/09 www.munsonhealthcare.org/behavioralhealth
POLICE: Riviera Beach woman used drugs trying to abort fetus; newborn in …
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Hasson at first told police she has not used cocaine since she was 18 and used an opiate narcotic only once for pain during the pregnancy, adding that she is not a drug addict. She again … oh my this is one of the saddest stories I have ever read …
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Dare County targets substance-abuse crisis
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In the 2005-06 school year, acting independently of the task force, Dare's school district began random drug testing of students in grades seven through 12 who were involved in extracurricular activities. Educators wanted to deter substance abuse and …
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